2010 Kizlyar bombings
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| Location | Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia |
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| Date | March 31, 2010 |
| Target | Offices of the local interior ministry and the FSB security agency |
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Attack type
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Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 12 |
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Non-fatal injuries
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18 |
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The 2010 Kizlyar bombings were double suicide attacks that occurred on March 31, 2010 in Kizlyar, in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. 12 people were killed and another 18 injured.[1]
Background[edit]
The bombing came 48 hours after another attack on the Moscow Metro. Russia claimed the two attacks were related.[2]