2004 Russian aircraft bombings
On the night of 24 August 2004, explosive devices were detonated on board two domestic passenger flights that had taken off from Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, causing the destruction of both aircraft and the loss of all 90 people on board them.
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 2004 |
| Summary | Suicide bombings |
| Site | Tula and Rostov Oblasts, Russia |
| Total fatalities | 90 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| The Tu-134 involved, seen here two months before the bombings, operated by Kolavia at Domodedovo International Airport | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
| Operator | Volga-AviaExpress |
| Registration | RA-65080 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Destination | Volgograd International Airport, Volgograd |
| Passengers | 35 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Tu-154B-2 RA-85556, the aircraft involved, landing at Domodedovo International Airport in June 2004 | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | Siberia Airlines |
| Registration | RA-85556 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Destination | Adler-Sochi International Airport, Sochi |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Subsequent investigations concluded that two Chechen female suicide bombers were responsible for the bombings, which were also later claimed by the leader of the Chechen insurgency.
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