Incident Summary:

03/23/2003: One day before a constitutional referendum vote, Chechen rebels attacked and destroyed a polling station in the Chechen village of Sernovodsk. The perpetrators attacked three other polling stations during this attack.

GTD ID:
200303230012

When:
2003-03-23

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Chechnya

City:
Sernovodsk

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Russian Polling Station
Specific Description Polling station in Chechnya, Russia
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Chechen Rebels Mojahedin Unit No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Chechen Fighters Wreck Polling Stations West of Grozny – Web Site,” Daymohk News Agency, March 23, 2003.
“Some Chechens Pessimistic About Referendum Results, Russian Independent TV,” TVS, March 25, 2003.