Incident Summary:

07/02/2000: Two Russian servicemen and eight civilians were killed in two separate truck bomb suicide attacks in Gudermes, Chechnya. Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for this incident in a call after the attack.

GTD ID:
200007020002

When:
2000-07-02

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Chechnya

City:
Gudermes

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Russian Military
Specific Description Russian Military Forces
Nationality of Target Russia
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description 8 civilians
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A suicide truck-bomb was used for the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of five related attacks (cf. 200007020001-05). For this incident and the other incident in Gudermes (200007020003), the initial 12 fatalities were reported cumulatively, so these figures have been distributed evenly across the cases in order to preserve the statistical accuracy of the database.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Chechen Rebels Commander Ramzan Akhmadov Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 6 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Lyoma Turpalov, “At least 49 people killed in Chechen truck bombings,” The Associated Press, July 3, 2000.
James Hansam, “Fifty Russians killed in rebel suicide attacks,” The Evening Standard (London), July 3, 2000.
Dmitry Zaks, “Chechen Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 60,” Paris Agence France Presse, July 3, 2000.