2002 Kaspiysk bombing

The 2002 Kaspiysk bombing occurred on 9 May 2002, an attack which ripped through the military parade to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Soviet victory in the Second World War on Lenin Street in the city of Kaspiysk, Dagestan.

2002 Kaspiysk bombing
2002 Kaspiysk bombing (Republic of Dagestan)
LocationKaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia
Coordinates42°31′48″N 47°22′48″E
Date9 May 2002
TargetVictory Day Parade
Attack type
Land mine-based bombing
Deaths44
Injured133
PerpetratorsBlamed on Rappani Khalilov

Forty four people, including at least 19 soldiers and 12 children, were killed and 133 wounded in the explosion. The explosive device represented MON-50 directional landmine enhanced for greater destructive capability.

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