Tolyatti bus bombing

Tolyatti bus bombing
Location of Samara Oblast in Russia
Location Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia
Date 31 October 2007
Target Bus
Weapons Bomb
Deaths 8 [1][2]
Non-fatal injuries
 about 50
Perpetrator unknown
Location of Tolyatti in Samara Oblast

The Tolyatti bus bombing occurred on October 31, 2007, during the morning rush hour when a bomb exploded on a passenger bus in Tolyatti a city in Samara Oblast.[3] The blast killed at least 8 [4] people and injuring about 50 in what Irina Doroshenko, a spokeswoman for the investigative wing of the local prosecutor’s office, said could be a terrorist attack.[5] At the beginning of the investigation, it was believed to be the work of terrorists from the North Caucasian Federal District. Early reports indicated possible involvement of Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov. However, the officials later named a 21-year-old Evgeny Vakhrushev,[6] who also died in the blast, as the only person to be responsible for the tragedy.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "At least 8 people die in Tolyatti bus bombing". Reuters. October 31, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.voanews.com/content/a-13-2007-10-31-voa18-66516512/553338.html
  3. ↑ "8 dead in Russian terror blast". RT International. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ↑ Sputnik. "8 killed, over 50 injured in city bus explosion in Volga area - 3". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ↑ Bomb on Russian Bus Kills at Least 8, Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 1 November 2007.
  6. ↑ "Russian Police Say Suspect Identified in Deadly Bus Bombing". VOA. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. ↑ Togliatti bus bomber named, Russia Today, 03 November 2007.
  8. ↑ "Eight killed in Russia bus blast". 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ↑ Blomfield, Adrian (2007-11-01). "Eight killed by bus bomb in Russia". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-07-24.


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