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The 2003 Red Square bombing was the 9 December 2003 suicide bombing on Mohovaja street in Moscow.
| Red Square bombing | |
|---|---|
 Hotel "National", Moscow | |
| Location | Mokhovaya Street 15/1, Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°45′24″N 37°36′51″E / 55.756608°N 37.61421°E |
| Date | 2003-12-09 10:53 (UTC+3) |
| _target | Fear |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 6 (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 14 |
| Perpetrators | Shamil Basayev, Riyadus-Salihiin |
| Motive | Islamic terrorism |
According to police, a female suicide bomber set off an explosive belt on a busy street close to the Moscow Kremlin, killing six people and injuring 14. Moscow's mayor Yuri Luzhkov reported speculation that the bomber had intended to _target the nearby Moscow City Hall or State Duma instead. According to the investigation,[1] the suicide bomber was identified as Khadishat (in other sources - Khedizhi) Mangerieva, a widow of a Chechen rebel commander of Kurchaloyevsky District, Ruslan Mangeriev, who was killed during the Second Chechen War.
Inga Gizoeva's role
editOne of the victims, Inga (Inna) Gizoeva, was suspected to be a helper of Mangerieva. After speculation, several Russian newspapers printed apologies to Gizoeva's parents.
Notes
editReferences
edit- Anderson, Sean K.; Sloan, Stephen (2009). Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (3rd ed.). Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780810863118. OCLC 743199804.