2009 Nazran bombing

2009 Nazran bombing
2009 Nazran bombing
	A map of Russia, showing the Republic of Ingushetia (highlighted)
Location	Nazran, Ingushetia (Russia)
Date	August 17, 2009 ; 9:08 (UTC+3)
Target	Police station
Attack type	Suicide attack
Deaths	25
Injured	164
Perpetrators	Caucasus Emirate

The 2009 Nazran bombing occurred on 17 August 2009, in Nazran, the largest city of the Republic of Ingushetia in the Russian Federation. A suicide car bomber attacked police headquarters, and at least 25 people were killed and 164 injured. It was the most serious terrorist attack in Ingushetia in the early 21st century, where there had been social and political unrest related to independence movements.

The militant Islamist Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the attack.

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