Incident Summary:

08/25/2010: On Wednesday around 0000 midnight, on the outskirts of Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia, a homemade bomb was found and disabled near a city market. The device was equivalent to eight kilograms of TNT and consisted of a metal bucket filled with aluminum powder, ammonium nitrate and shrapnel. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201008250004

When:
2010-08-25

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ingushetia

City:
Near Malgobek

Location Details:
The attack occurred near a city market on the outskirts of Malgobek.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description The city market was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device equivalent to eight kilograms of TNT and consisting of a metal bucket filled with aluminum powder, ammonium nitrate and shrapnel was used in the attack.
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
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 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
Russia-Eurasia Terror Watch, "Bomb Disarmed," Russia-Eurasia Terror Watch, August 26, 2010, http://www.retwa.com/home.cfm?articleDate=26Aug2010.
BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union, "Explosive Devices Found, Policeman Comes Under Fire in Southern Russia," LexisNexis Academic, Interfax, August 25, 2010.
Russia & CIS Military Newswire, "Homemade Bomb Disarmed in Malgobek, Ingushetia," LexisNexis Academic, Interfax, August 26, 2010.