June 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings
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The June 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings were Chechnya
's first suicide attack
s with car bomb
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On June 6, 2000, the 17-year old Khava Barayeva (relative of Arbi Barayev
), accompanied by 16-year old Luiza Magomadova, drove a truck loaded with explosives through a checkpoint of an OMON
base at Alkhan-Yurt in Chechnya. Barayeva detonated her bomb outside the barracks, killing a number of paramilitary police troops (rebels claimed up to 27 were killed, but the Russians claimed only two were killed and five were injured).
Another suicide bombing, which killed two OMON troops at a checkpoint leading to the Khankala
base, was carried five days later on June 11 by a former Russian prisoner of war
Sergey Dimitriyev who had converted
to Islam
and joined the rebels while in captivity.
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
's first suicide attack
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
s with car bomb
Car bomb
A car bomb, or truck bomb also known as a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device , is an improvised explosive device placed in a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism, or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupants of the vehicle,...
s.
On June 6, 2000, the 17-year old Khava Barayeva (relative of Arbi Barayev
Arbi Barayev
Arbi Alautdinovich Barayev , nicknamed "The Terminator", was a renegade Chechen warlord often accused of clandestine links with the Russian special services...
), accompanied by 16-year old Luiza Magomadova, drove a truck loaded with explosives through a checkpoint of an OMON
OMON
OMOH is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya within the Russian and earlier the Soviet MVD...
base at Alkhan-Yurt in Chechnya. Barayeva detonated her bomb outside the barracks, killing a number of paramilitary police troops (rebels claimed up to 27 were killed, but the Russians claimed only two were killed and five were injured).
Another suicide bombing, which killed two OMON troops at a checkpoint leading to the Khankala
Khankala
Khankala is a settlement in Groznensky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located to the east of Grozny, the republic's capital. Population:...
base, was carried five days later on June 11 by a former Russian prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
Sergey Dimitriyev who had converted
Religious conversion
Religious conversion is the adoption of a new religion that differs from the convert's previous religion. Changing from one denomination to another within the same religion is usually described as reaffiliation rather than conversion.People convert to a different religion for various reasons,...
to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and joined the rebels while in captivity.
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, 8 June, 2000