Incident Summary:

06/22/2004: Forty-seven people from the Ingushetian Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service, border guard and prosecution service were killed in the bandit raid in the republic. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and the number of injured is unknown.

GTD ID:
200406220004

When:
2004-06-22

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ingushetia

City:
Nazran

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Russian Law Enforcement and Military
Specific Description Police and Military Troops
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Chechen Rebels were suspected in the attack.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 47 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 47
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
“Russia: 47 Police, Troops Killed in Ingushetia, Civilian Death Toll Unclear,” Moscow Interfax, June 22, 2004.
“Russia: 47 police and troops killed in Ingushetia, civilian death toll unclear,” BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union, June 22, 2004.
“Putin flies to Ingushetia following deadly Chechen attack,” Agence France Presse, June 22, 2004.