Incident Summary:

11/28/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Shamkhal-Termen, near Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) and badly damaged a mobile communications base. The IED had the equivalent of five kilograms of TNT and formed a crater 15 centimeters deep and 50 centimeters wide. The base belonged to a company called, Mobicom-Caucasus. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201011280010

When:
2010-11-28

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dagestan

City:
Shamkhal-Termen

Location Details:
The attack took place at a mobile communications tower in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity
Specific Description A mobile communication tower was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device 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
Jane’s Intelligence, “IED Damages Mobile Communications Tower in Russia's Dagestan,” Terrorism Watch Report, November 30, 2010.
Jane’s Intelligence, “Terrorists Target Cell Phone Tower,” Terrorism Watch Report, November 30, 2010.
Russia & CIS General Newswire, "Mobile Phone Base Station Blown Up in Dagestan," LexisNexis Academic, Russia & CIS General Newswire, November 30, 2010.