October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing
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The bus targeted by Asiyalova after the bombing
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Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia
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| Location | Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia |
| Date | 21 October 2013 14.05 Moscow Time [10:05 GMT] |
| Target | Civilians on board a bus |
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Attack type
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Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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36 |
| Perpetrators | Naida Asiyalova |
On 21 October 2013, a suicide bombing took place on a bus in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia. The attack was carried out by a female perpetrator named Naida Sirazhudinovna Asiyalova (Russian: ), who detonated an explosive belt containing 500–600 grams of TNT inside a bus carrying approximately 50 people, killing seven civilians and injuring at least 36 others.
The bombing was committed by Naida Asiyalova, a 30-year-old fugitive from the Republic of Dagestan. Asiyalova was the wife of Dmitry Sokolov, a militant from Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital city. The suicide attack upon the bus in Volgograd was expected to take place in Moscow.
In response, authorities from the Volgograd Oblast declared three days of mourning. Members of the public donated blood for the victims of the blast.
On 22 October, the People's Republic of China condemned the bombing.
On 16 November, Russian security forces killed five insurgents, including Naida Asiyalova's husband, Dmitry Sokolov, who had converted her to Islam under the name of Abdul Jabbar.
Coordinates: 48°32′02″N 44°28′11″E / 48.53389°N 44.46972°E
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