October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing
| October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the insurgency in the North Caucasus | |
The bus targeted by Asiyalova after the bombing | |
Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia | |
| Location | Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia |
| Coordinates | 48°32′02″N 44°28′11″E / 48.53389°N 44.46972°E |
| Date | 21 October 2013 13:58 UTC+04:00 [09:58 GMT] |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 41 |
| Perpetrators | Dmitry Sokolov Naida Asiyalova |
| Motive | North Caucasus separatist ideology |
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The October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on 21 October 2013 in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia. The attack was perpetrated by a female suicide bomber and Islamic extremist named Naida Sirazhudinovna Asiyalova, who detonated an explosive belt inside a bus carrying approximately 40 people—predominantly students. The bombing killed seven civilians and injured at least 41 others.
Asiyalova's motive to commit the Volgograd bus bombing is believed to be a symbolic statement of support referencing the North Caucasus separatist ideology. Furthermore, her incentive to die in this act may have been accentuated by a progressive and fatal bone disease she is known to have suffered in the years prior to her death.
The suicide belt worn in the bombing had been constructed by Asiyalova's husband, Dmitry Sokolov, for the specific purpose of his wife's suicide bombing. Sokolov was killed in a gunfight with Russian Special Forces one month after the bombing.