2010 Stavropol bomb blast | |
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Location | Stavropol, Stavropol Krai, Russia |
Date | 26 May 2010 |
Target | Stavropol Concert Hall |
Weapons | Explosives |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 40 |
Perpetrator | Unknown |
On 26 May 2010, at least seven people were killed in a bomb blast in Stavropol, Russia. At least 40 people were injured, [1] one from Moscow, while another is an outsider, and another from Azerbaijan or Turkey.[ citation needed] The blast occurred before a concert. [2]
Stavropol had not experienced such an attack in recent years before the incident; [3] similar incidents had become more associated with Chechnya and Dagestan. [4] Russia said the attack was a "terrorist act". [4] [5]
Eight people were killed in the event,[ citation needed] a higher number than was originally reported. [5]
The explosion happened outside the Stavropol Concert Hall 15 minutes prior to the popular Chechen dance show Vainakh due to perform there. [3] Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has been openly photographed with them. [3]
Explosives compared to 200 to 250 grams of TNT were used. [3] It is said that steel pellets were placed in a carton of juice to make the bomb. [6] The bomb was then detonated by a remotely controlled device. [5]
The theatre was locked down by police. [3] Two corpses were visible by the exit. [3] Many of those wounded are hurt in critical ways and areas. [6] Many of those taken to hospital were detained there and died from their wounds during the night hours. [5] A ten-year-old girl died in a regional hospital to bring the death toll to six.[ citation needed] Another unidentified person followed her at a later stage to make it seven dead.[ citation needed]
The incident was investigated under Russia's terrorism laws, [3] and around 70 people were immediately questioned about the incident. [6] Weapons were located at the homes of some of those questioned,[ citation needed] though no one immediately admitted to carrying out the attack. [4] [6] Initial speculation placed blame on Islamists, neo-Nazis and skinheads. [7]
Mayor of Stavropol, Nikolai Paltsev, said an as yet undecided sum of money would be given to the families of those who lost their lives.[ citation needed] The federal budget would also assist, he said.[ citation needed] Stavropol Territory Governor, Valery Gayevsky, described it as an attempt at "shattering national unity".[ citation needed]