2008 Vladikavkaz bombing | |
Location: | Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia |
Date: | November 6, 2008 |
Type: | Suicide bombing |
Fatalities: | 12 |
Injuries: | 41 |
Perp: | Caucasus Emirate |
Weapons: | Explosive belt |
The 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing took place on a routed taxicab, which was unloading passengers at a market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia on November 6, 2008, killing 12 and injuring 41. The bombing was committed by a female suicide bomber.[1] On November 15, the attack was claimed by the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs,[2] a unit of the militant Caucasus Emirate group.