The scale and cruelty of the attack placed it among the most violent and shocking of attacks on Russian soil.
The attack on a Moscow concert hall in which armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president.
Here is a look at major attacks since Vladimir Putin became Russia’s prime minister for the first time in August 1999:Over a two-week period in September 1999, four apartment buildings were bombed in Moscow and two other cities, killing 307 people. Officials blamed militants from the separatist region of Chechnya.
The security service later claimed it had been conducting a drill and the sacks contained harmless material. On the morning of the fourth day, Russian forces pumped an unidentified sleeping gas into the building’s ventilation system, killing the assailants. At the same time, 132 hostages died, mostly from the effects of the gas.Attackers directed by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev stormed into a school in the Russian town of Beslan, near Chechnya, on the morning of September 1, 2004, the first day of school, when many children were accompanied by their parents.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall, say Russian news agenciesRIA Novosti said at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons.
Read more »
Gunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall, say Russian news agenciesRIA Novosti said at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons.
Read more »
Russian troops hack off Moscow terror suspect's ear and feed it to himThe alleged terrorist was captured and mutilated while attempting to flee Russia.
Read more »
Russian state TV broadcasts chilling DEEPFAKE video of Ukraine spy chief ‘bragging about Moscow terror a...Putin says Moscow concert hall gunmen tried to flee to UKRAINE despite ISIS claiming responsibility for terror attack
Read more »
Russian troops hack off Moscow terror suspect's ear and feed it to himThe alleged terrorist was captured and mutilated while attempting to flee Russia.
Read more »