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==Train station bombing on 29 December==
==Train station bombing on 29 December==
{{Campaignbox Russia terrorism}}
{{Campaignbox Russia terrorism}}
On 29 December 2013, a suicide bombing took place at the [[Volgograd-1 station]] in the city of [[Volgograd]], in the [[Volgograd Oblast]] of [[Southern Federal District|Southern Russia]]. It killed at least 17 people and injured at least 44, 38 of whom were hospitalized.<ref name="video" /> The attack occurred around 12:45 [[Moscow Time]],<ref name=lenta>{{cite news|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2013/12/29/explos/|title=Названа мощность взрыва на волгоградском вокзале|date=29 December 2013| publisher=Lenta.ru|language=ru|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> close to metal detectors near the entrance of the station.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/world/female-suicide-bomber-attack-in-volgograd-russia-as-sochi-winter-olympics-approach-20131229-hv749.html | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | accessdate = 29 December 2013 | date = 29 December 2013 |title = Female suicide bomber attack in Volgograd, Russia, as Sochi Winter Olympics approach}}</ref> The bomb contained the equivalent of {{convert|10|kg}} of [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. Footage of the explosion was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.<ref name=video>{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/volgograd-blast-victims-russia-937/|title=Suicide bombing kills at least 17 in Russia's Volgograd (video) |date= 29 December 2013|publisher=[[RT (TV network)|RT]]|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>
On 29 December 2013, a suicide bombing took place at the [[Volgograd-1 station]] in the city of [[Volgograd]], in the [[Volgograd Oblast]] of [[Southern Federal District|Southern Russia]]. It killed at least 17 people and injured at least 44, 38 of whom were hospitalized.<ref name="video"/> The attack occurred around 12:45 [[Moscow Time]],<ref name=lenta>{{cite news|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2013/12/29/explos/|title=Названа мощность взрыва на волгоградском вокзале|date=29 December 2013| work=Lenta|language=ru|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> close to metal detectors near the entrance of the station.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.smh.com.au/world/female-suicide-bomber-attack-in-volgograd-russia-as-sochi-winter-olympics-approach-20131229-hv749.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=29 December 2013|date=29 December 2013|title=Female suicide bomber attack in Volgograd, Russia, as Sochi Winter Olympics approach}}</ref> The bomb contained the equivalent of {{convert|10|kg}} of [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]]. Footage of the explosion was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.<ref name=video>{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/volgograd-blast-victims-russia-937/|title=Suicide bombing kills at least 17 in Russia's Volgograd (video) |date= 29 December 2013|work=[[RT (TV network)|RT]]|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>


The attack was initially thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber,<ref name=RT/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229 |title = Female suicide bomber kills 13 at Russian train station | publisher = Reuters | accessdate = 29 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |title = 14 die as second bomb attack in 2 months strikes Russian city | publisher = CNN | accessdate = 29 December 2013}}</ref> sometimes known in Russian as a [[Shahidka]]. Authorities identified the perpetrator as Oksana Aslanova.<ref name=RT>{{cite web | url = http://rt.com/news/volgograd-suicide-bombing-updates-940/ | title = Volgograd railway station blast | date = 29 December 2013 | accessdate = 29 December 2013| publisher = [[RT (TV network)|RT]]}}</ref> However, there was later uncertainty as to the identity of the bomber,<ref name=bbc1>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25541019 | title = 'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station | date = 29 December 2013 | accessdate = 29 December 2013| publisher = BBC News}}</ref> with some news agencies stating the perpetrator was male.<ref name=Guard>{{cite news|last=Ragozin|first=Leonid|title=Volgograd train station rocked by suicide bombing|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/29/volgograd-train-station-suicide-bombing|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Some sources reported that the last name of the perpetrator was Pavlov.<ref>{{cite news|title=Бомбу в Волгограде взорвал человек по фамилии Павлов|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2379824|newspaper=[[Kommersant]]|date=29 December 2013|language=Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> On December 30 it was reported that the perpetrator was an ethnically Russian convert to Islam from the city of [[Volzhsk]], in the [[Mari El]] Republic, by the name of Pavel Pechenkin, who changed his name to Ar-Rusi after conversion to Islam.<ref name=lenta1>{{cite news|title=Названо имя предполагаемого подрывника вокзала в Волгограде|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2013/12/30/pechenkin/|newspaper=[[Lenta]]|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=31 December 2013|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Предполагаемый террорист Печенкин работал фельдшером в Казани|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/txt/349880|newspaper=[[Interfax]]|date=31 December 2013|language = Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Вокзал в Волгограде подорвал уроженец Марий-Эл|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/txt/349516|newspaper=[[Interfax]]|date=30 December 2013 |language = Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> Increasing the confusion some newspapers mistakenly reported Pechenkin as responsible for the 30 December Volgograd explosion (in the trolleybus).<ref name=lenta1/> No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism.
The attack was initially thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber,<ref name=RT/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229|title=Female suicide bomber kills 13 at Russian train station|work=Reuters|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|title=14 die as second bomb attack in 2 months strikes Russian city|work=CNN|accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> sometimes known in Russian as a [[Shahidka]]. Authorities identified the perpetrator as Oksana Aslanova.<ref name=RT>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/volgograd-suicide-bombing-updates-940/|title=Volgograd railway station blast|date=29 December 2013|accessdate=29 December 2013|work=[[RT (TV network)|RT]]}}</ref> However, there was later uncertainty as to the identity of the bomber,<ref name=bbc1>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25541019|title='Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station|date=29 December 2013 | accessdate=29 December 2013|work=BBC News}}</ref> with some news agencies stating the perpetrator was male.<ref name=Guard>{{cite news|last=Ragozin|first=Leonid|title=Volgograd train station rocked by suicide bombing|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/29/volgograd-train-station-suicide-bombing|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Some sources reported that the last name of the perpetrator was Pavlov.<ref>{{cite news|title=Бомбу в Волгограде взорвал человек по фамилии Павлов|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2379824|newspaper=[[Kommersant]]|date=29 December 2013|language=Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> On December 30 it was reported that the perpetrator was an ethnically Russian convert to Islam from the city of [[Volzhsk]], in the [[Mari El]] Republic, by the name of Pavel Pechenkin, who changed his name to Ar-Rusi after conversion to Islam.<ref name=lenta1>{{cite news|title=Названо имя предполагаемого подрывника вокзала в Волгограде|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2013/12/30/pechenkin/|work=[[Lenta]]|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=31 December 2013|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Предполагаемый террорист Печенкин работал фельдшером в Казани|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/txt/349880|newspaper=[[Interfax]]|date=31 December 2013|language=Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Вокзал в Волгограде подорвал уроженец Марий-Эл|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/txt/349516|work=[[Interfax]]|date=30 December 2013|language=Russian|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> Increasing the confusion some newspapers mistakenly reported Pechenkin as responsible for the 30 December Volgograd explosion (in the trolleybus).<ref name=lenta1/> No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism.


[[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] ordered the most seriously injured to be flown to Moscow for specialist treatment.<ref name="bbc1" />
[[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] ordered the most seriously injured to be flown to Moscow for specialist treatment.<ref name="bbc1" />


==Trolleybus bombing on 30 December==
==Trolleybus bombing on 30 December==
A second suicide attack took place on the morning of 30 December at about 7:30 Moscow Time in the Dzerzhinsky district in Volgograd. The bombing targeted a No.15 [[trolleybus]], which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of the city's markets.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rt.com/news/russia-volgograd-trolley-blast-957/ | title = Consecutive Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 | publisher = [[RT (TV network)|RT]] | date=30 December 2013 | accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> From eyewitness photographs, it appears that the explosion took place in the back of the trolleybus.<ref name=bbctrolley>{{cite web | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546477| title= Volgograd blasts: New deadly explosion hits Russian city | publisher = BBC News| accessdate=30 December 2013| date = 30 December 2013}}</ref> The attack killed at least 14 people and injured 41, 27 of whom were hospitalized.<ref name=graphic>{{cite web | url =http://rt.com/news/russia-volgograd-trolley-blast-957/ | title = Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 (photos, graphic video)| publisher = [[RT (TV network)|RT]] | date = 30 December 2013 | accessdate = 30 December 2013}}</ref> Remains of the male bomber were located and sent for genetic testing.<ref name=bbctrolley/>
A second suicide attack took place on the morning of 30 December at about 7:30 Moscow Time in the Dzerzhinsky district in Volgograd. The bombing targeted a No.15 [[trolleybus]], which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of the city's markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/russia-volgograd-trolley-blast-957/|title=Consecutive Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 |work=RT|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> From eyewitness photographs, it appears that the explosion took place in the back of the trolleybus.<ref name=bbctrolley>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546477|title= Volgograd blasts: New deadly explosion hits Russian city|work=BBC News|accessdate=30 December 2013|date=30 December 2013}}</ref> The attack killed at least 14 people and injured 41, 27 of whom were hospitalized.<ref name=graphic>{{cite web | url =http://rt.com/news/russia-volgograd-trolley-blast-957/|title=Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 (photos, graphic video)|work=RT|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> Remains of the male bomber were located and sent for genetic testing.<ref name=bbctrolley/>


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The regional governor declared five days of mourning for the victims.<ref name=bbctrolley/> The [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]] ordered general strengthened security at transportation facilities countrywide.<ref name=npr/> Secretary of the [[Security Council of Russia|Russian Security Council]] [[Nikolai Patrushev]] called a special meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee to discuss the terrorist acts and possible countermeasures.<ref>{{cite web|date= 30 December 2013|url= http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/713520|title=Russian regional heads personally responsible for anti-terror measures|work=ITAR TASS |accessdate= 30 December 2013}}</ref> Volunteers and [[Cossacks]] were mobilized to provide additional protection. The chief of the Volgograd Oblast's main Interior Ministry department assumed operational command of the Volgograd Interior Ministry Academy's staff and troops deployed in the town of Kalach.<ref>{{cite web|date=30 December 2013|url=http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/713488|title=Russian Federal Security Service chief arrives in Volgograd|work=ITAR TASS|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>


People laid flowers and lit candles near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow to express their solidarity with the victims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rusnovosti.ru/news/297962/|title=У представительства Волгограда в Москве скорбят по погибшим в терактах|work=Русская Служба Новостей|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=30 December 2013|language=Russian}}</ref>
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The regional governor declared five days of mourning for the victims.<ref name=bbctrolley/> The [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]] ordered general strengthened security at transportation facilities countrywide.<ref name=npr/> Secretary of the [[Security Council of Russia|Russian Security Council]] [[Nikolai Patrushev]] called a special meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee to discuss the terrorist acts and possible countermeasures.<ref>{{cite web | date= 30 December 2013 | url = http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/713520| title= Russian regional heads personally responsible for anti-terror measures| publisher= ITAR TASS | accessdate= 30 December 2013}}</ref> Volunteers and [[Cossacks]] were mobilized to provide additional protection. The chief of the Volgograd Oblast's main Interior Ministry department assumed operational command of the Volgograd Interior Ministry Academy's staff and troops deployed in the town of Kalach.<ref>{{cite web | date= 30 December 2013 | url = http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/713488| title= Russian Federal Security Service chief arrives in Volgograd| publisher= ITAR TASS | accessdate= 30 December 2013}}</ref>


People laid flowers and lit candles near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow to express their solidarity with the victims.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://rusnovosti.ru/news/297962/ |title = У представительства Волгограда в Москве скорбят по погибшим в терактах|work= Русская Служба Новостей. |date= 30 December 2013 | accessdate = 30 December 2013| language=Russian}}</ref>
A spokesman for the [[Investigative Committee of Russia|Investigative Committee]] stated that the explosives used in both explosions were identical and that the attacks were therefore linked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25551835|title= Volgograd blasts: IOC 'confident' Games will be safe|work= BBC News|date=30 December 2013|accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref>

A spokesman for the [[Investigative Committee of Russia|Investigative Committee]] stated that the explosives used in both explosions were identical and that the attacks were therefore linked.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25551835 | title = Volgograd blasts: IOC 'confident' Games will be safe | publisher = BBC News | date = 30 December 2013 | accessdate = 31 December 2013 }}</ref>


[[File:Solidarity with Volgograd 2013-12-30-4.JPG|thumb|left|Candles and flowers near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow]]
[[File:Solidarity with Volgograd 2013-12-30-4.JPG|thumb|left|Candles and flowers near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow]]


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===International===
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[[NATO]]'s general secretary [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] condemned the attack as "barbarous" and said that "NATO and Russia stand together in the fight against terrorism, including by working together on technology to prevent attacks on public transport systems."<ref>{{cite web| first=Steve|last=Almasy|first2= Alla|last2=Eshcheko|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/ | title = Official: Suicide bomber kills 16 at Russian train station|work=CNN|date=29 December 2013|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> The [[International Olympic Committee]] expressed sympathy for the victims and underlined that they trusted that Russia's security arrangements for the Olympic games would be adequate.<ref name=npr>{{cite web|date=29 December 2013|url= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=258035156|title=16 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Russia's South|work=NPR| accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref>

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[[NATO]]'s general secretary [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] condemned the attack as "barbarous" and said that "NATO and Russia stand together in the fight against terrorism, including by working together on technology to prevent attacks on public transport systems."<ref>{{cite web | first = Steve |last= Almasy |first2= Alla |last2= Eshcheko | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/ | title = Official: Suicide bomber kills 16 at Russian train station | publisher = CNN | date = 29 December 2013|accessdate= 30 December 2013}}</ref> The [[International Olympic Committee]] expressed sympathy for the victims and underlined that they trusted that Russia's security arrangements for the Olympic games would be adequate.<ref name=npr>{{cite web | date= 29 December 2013 | url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=258035156| title= 16 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Russia's South| publisher= NPR | accessdate= 29 December 2013}}</ref>


The Government of [[Chile]] issued a statement condemning "in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks", adding that "the government and people of Chile deliver to the government and people of the Russian Federation and the families of the victims their deepest condolences and feelings of solidarity".<ref>{{cite web|title=Gobierno de Chile condena atentados terroristas en Rusia|url=http://www.minrel.gob.cl/gobierno-de-chile-condena-atentados-terroristas-en-rusia/minrel/2013-12-30/153606.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile|accessdate=30 December 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> The Government of [[Colombia]], through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the attacks perpetuated in Volgograd and expressed its condolences to the families of the victims. Colombia also stated that it "considers the fight against terrorism a priority amongst all nations" and that "mutual cooperation is the most effective way to stop it".<ref>{{cite web|title=Comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores rechazando los atentados perpetrados en la Federación Rusa|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/newsroom/news/comunicado-del-ministerio-relaciones-exteriores-rechazando-los-atentados-perpetrados|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia|accessdate=30 December 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> The [[United States]] also condemned the bombings, saying that "The United States stands in solidarity with the Russian people against terrorism”.<ref name=riadec30>{{cite news|title=US Slams Volgograd Terror Attacks, Offers Sochi Help|url=http://en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20131230/186096308/US-Slams-Volgograd-Terror-Attacks-Offers-Sochi-Help.html|accessdate=31 December 2013|newspaper=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
The Government of [[Chile]] issued a statement condemning "in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks", adding that "the government and people of Chile deliver to the government and people of the Russian Federation and the families of the victims their deepest condolences and feelings of solidarity".<ref>{{cite web|title=Gobierno de Chile condena atentados terroristas en Rusia|url=http://www.minrel.gob.cl/gobierno-de-chile-condena-atentados-terroristas-en-rusia/minrel/2013-12-30/153606.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile|accessdate=30 December 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> The Government of [[Colombia]], through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the attacks perpetuated in Volgograd and expressed its condolences to the families of the victims. Colombia also stated that it "considers the fight against terrorism a priority amongst all nations" and that "mutual cooperation is the most effective way to stop it".<ref>{{cite web|title=Comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores rechazando los atentados perpetrados en la Federación Rusa|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/newsroom/news/comunicado-del-ministerio-relaciones-exteriores-rechazando-los-atentados-perpetrados|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia|accessdate=30 December 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> The [[United States]] also condemned the bombings, saying that "The United States stands in solidarity with the Russian people against terrorism”.<ref name=riadec30>{{cite news|title=US Slams Volgograd Terror Attacks, Offers Sochi Help|url=http://en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20131230/186096308/US-Slams-Volgograd-Terror-Attacks-Offers-Sochi-Help.html|accessdate=31 December 2013|newspaper=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
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Revision as of 12:03, 31 December 2013

December 2013 Volgograd bombings
Site of the 29 December railway bombing
Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
LocationVolgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia
Coordinates48°42′45″N 44°30′49″E / 48.712498°N 44.513486°E / 48.712498; 44.513486 (railway station)
48°44′10″N 44°29′53″E / 48.736090°N 44.498013°E / 48.736090; 44.498013 (trolleybus)
Date29 and 30 December 2013
TargetCivilians in public transportation
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths31 (+2 perpetrators):
Volgograd-1 station: 17[1]
Trolleybus: 14[2]
Injured85:
Volgograd-1 station: 44[1]
Trolleybus: 41[2]

In December 2013, two separate suicide bombings a day apart targeted mass transportation in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing more than 30 people overall, including both perpetrators. The attacks followed a bus bombing carried out in the same city two months prior.

Train station bombing on 29 December

On 29 December 2013, a suicide bombing took place at the Volgograd-1 station in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia. It killed at least 17 people and injured at least 44, 38 of whom were hospitalized.[1] The attack occurred around 12:45 Moscow Time,[3] close to metal detectors near the entrance of the station.[4] The bomb contained the equivalent of 10 kilograms (22 lb) of TNT. Footage of the explosion was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.[1]

The attack was initially thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber,[5][6][7] sometimes known in Russian as a Shahidka. Authorities identified the perpetrator as Oksana Aslanova.[5] However, there was later uncertainty as to the identity of the bomber,[8] with some news agencies stating the perpetrator was male.[9] Some sources reported that the last name of the perpetrator was Pavlov.[10] On December 30 it was reported that the perpetrator was an ethnically Russian convert to Islam from the city of Volzhsk, in the Mari El Republic, by the name of Pavel Pechenkin, who changed his name to Ar-Rusi after conversion to Islam.[11][12][13] Increasing the confusion some newspapers mistakenly reported Pechenkin as responsible for the 30 December Volgograd explosion (in the trolleybus).[11] No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the most seriously injured to be flown to Moscow for specialist treatment.[8]

Trolleybus bombing on 30 December

A second suicide attack took place on the morning of 30 December at about 7:30 Moscow Time in the Dzerzhinsky district in Volgograd. The bombing targeted a No.15 trolleybus, which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of the city's markets.[14] From eyewitness photographs, it appears that the explosion took place in the back of the trolleybus.[15] The attack killed at least 14 people and injured 41, 27 of whom were hospitalized.[2] Remains of the male bomber were located and sent for genetic testing.[15]

  • Emergency response an hour after the explosion
    Emergency response an hour after the explosion
  • Location of the trolleybus bombing
    Location of the trolleybus bombing
  • ZiU-9 trolleybus vehicle
    ZiU-9 trolleybus vehicle

Reactions

Russia

The regional governor declared five days of mourning for the victims.[15] The Ministry of Internal Affairs ordered general strengthened security at transportation facilities countrywide.[16] Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev called a special meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee to discuss the terrorist acts and possible countermeasures.[17] Volunteers and Cossacks were mobilized to provide additional protection. The chief of the Volgograd Oblast's main Interior Ministry department assumed operational command of the Volgograd Interior Ministry Academy's staff and troops deployed in the town of Kalach.[18]

People laid flowers and lit candles near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow to express their solidarity with the victims.[19]

A spokesman for the Investigative Committee stated that the explosives used in both explosions were identical and that the attacks were therefore linked.[20]

Candles and flowers near the building of Volgograd region representatives in Moscow

International

NATO's general secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen condemned the attack as "barbarous" and said that "NATO and Russia stand together in the fight against terrorism, including by working together on technology to prevent attacks on public transport systems."[21] The International Olympic Committee expressed sympathy for the victims and underlined that they trusted that Russia's security arrangements for the Olympic games would be adequate.[16]

The Government of Chile issued a statement condemning "in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks", adding that "the government and people of Chile deliver to the government and people of the Russian Federation and the families of the victims their deepest condolences and feelings of solidarity".[22] The Government of Colombia, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the attacks perpetuated in Volgograd and expressed its condolences to the families of the victims. Colombia also stated that it "considers the fight against terrorism a priority amongst all nations" and that "mutual cooperation is the most effective way to stop it".[23] The United States also condemned the bombings, saying that "The United States stands in solidarity with the Russian people against terrorism”.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Suicide bombing kills at least 17 in Russia's Volgograd (video)". RT. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 (photos, graphic video)". RT. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Названа мощность взрыва на волгоградском вокзале". Lenta (in Russian). 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Female suicide bomber attack in Volgograd, Russia, as Sochi Winter Olympics approach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Volgograd railway station blast". RT. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Female suicide bomber kills 13 at Russian train station". Reuters. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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