Znamenskoye
Encyclopedia
Znamenskoye is a village
located in Nadterechny District
in the northern portion of the Chechen Republic
, Russia
. On May 12, 2003, a truck bomb exploded at a government building
here, killing 59 people. On July 15, 2005, a car bomb
killed 15.
Types of settlements in Russia
The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared to the classification systems in other countries.-Modern classification in Russia:...
located in Nadterechny District
Nadterechny District
Nadterechny District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Znamenskoye. District's population: 51,755 ; Population of Znamenskoye accounts for 18.6% of the district's population....
in the northern portion of the Chechen Republic
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...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. On May 12, 2003, a truck bomb exploded at a government building
2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing
The Znamenskoye Grozny suicide bombing happened on May 12, 2003, in Znamenskoye in Chechnya, when three rebel suicide bombers, including two women, drove a truck bomb into a local government administration and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation directorate complex, killing at...
here, killing 59 people. On July 15, 2005, a 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,...
killed 15.