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Tolyatti bus bombing

Terrorist attack that happened 31st October 2007 in Tolyatti, Russia

Tolyatti bus bombing
Location of Samara Oblast in Russia
Location	Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia
Date	31 October 2007
Target	Bus
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	8 ^[1]^[2]
Injured	about 50
Perpetrator	unknown

Terrorism in Russia

Bold italics indicate incidents resulting in more than 50 deaths. Incidents are bombings, unless described otherwise.
1977	Moscow
1995	Budyonnovsk
1996	Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye Kaspiysk
1999	Vladikavkaz Apartment bombings
2002	Kaspiysk Moscow Grozny
2003	Znamenskoye Tushino Mozdok Stavropol Red Square
2004	Moscow (February) Grozny Moscow (August) Aircraft bombings Beslan
2006	Moscow
2008	Vladikavkaz
2009	Nazran Nevsky Express
2010	Moscow Kizlyar Stavropol Tsentoroy Vladikavkaz Grozny
2011	Domodedovo
2012	Makhachkala
2013	Volgograd (October) Volgograd (December) GTA gang
2014	Grozny bombing Grozny clashes GTA gang
2015	Metrojet Flight 9268 (going to Russia)
2016	Shchelkovo Highway
2017	Saint Petersburg
2018	Kizlyar
2024	Crocus City Hall Rostov-on-Don hostage crisis Dagestan Surovikino

Part of the First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus and Islamic terrorism in Europe

The Tolyatti bus bombing occurred on 31 October 2007, during the morning rush hour when a bomb exploded on a passenger bus in Tolyatti a city in Samara Oblast. The blast killed at least eight people and injured about 50 in what Irina Doroshenko, a spokeswoman for the investigative wing of the local prosecutor's office, said could be a terrorist attack.^[3] At the beginning of the investigation, it was believed to be the work of terrorists from the North Caucasian Federal District. Early reports indicated possible involvement of Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov. However, the officials later named a 21-year-old Evgeny Vakhrushev,^[4] who also died in the blast, as the only person to be responsible for the tragedy.^[5]^[6]

The explosion happened near a bus stop in the city center as people were heading to work.^[7]

References

^ "At least 8 people die in Tolyatti bus bombing". Reuters. October 31, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "Bomb Blast in Russian City of Togliatti Kills at Least 8". 27 October 2009.
^ Bomb on Russian Bus Kills at Least 8, Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 1 November 2007.
^ "Russian Police Say Suspect Identified in Deadly Bus Bombing". VOA. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ "Eight killed in Russia bus blast". 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ Blomfield, Adrian (2007-11-01). "Eight killed by bus bomb in Russia". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ "Bus explosion kills 8 in central Russia". NBC News. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2023-03-06.