2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
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| Part of Terrorism in Russia and Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present) | |
Saint Petersburg Metro station Tekhnologichesky Institut – the explosion occurred in the tunnel between it and Sennaya Ploshchad station.
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (Saint Petersburg)
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (European Russia)
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (Russia)
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| Location | On a Saint Petersburg Metro train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Coordinates | 59°54′59″N 30°19′07″E / 59.91639°N 30.31861°E |
| Date | 3 April 2017 14:40 (FET (UTC +3)) |
| Target | Civilians |
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Attack type
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Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Nail bomb |
| Deaths | 16 (including perpetrator) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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64 |
| Perpetrator | Imam Shamil Battalion |
| Assailants | Akbarzhon Jalilov |
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On 3 April 2017, a terrorist attack using an explosive device took place on the Saint Petersburg Metro between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. Seven people (including the perpetrator) were initially reported to have died, and eight more died later from their injuries, bringing the total to 15.
At least 45 others were injured in the incident. The explosive device was contained in a briefcase. A second explosive device was found and defused at Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station. The suspected perpetrator was named as Akbarzhon Jalilov, a Russian citizen who was an ethnic Uzbek born in Kyrgyzstan.
Prior to the attack, Chechen separatists had been responsible for several terrorist attacks in Russia. In 2016, ISIS had plotted to target St. Petersburg due to Russia's military involvement in Syria, resulting in arrests. No public transport system in Russia had been bombed since the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings.
ISIS propaganda was being circulated prior to this incident. It encouraged supporters to launch strikes on Moscow. ISIS propaganda showed bullet holes through Putin's head and a poster circulated before the attack of a falling Kremlin and included the message "We Will Burn Russia." However, as some researchers have illustrated, Russia faces a 'sophisticated and complex' threat from domestic terrorism, linked to many different groups.
Vladimir Putin was visiting Saint Petersburg, where he was born, on the day of the attack.
On 3 April 2017, a device containing 200–300 grams (0.44–0.66 lb) of explosives detonated on a train travelling through a tunnel between the Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro. According to a statement from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the bomb was detonated on the third carriage of the train. Eyewitnesses said the blast occurred near the door. Immediately after the explosion, smoke filled the platform. Video from social media showed multiple victims on the platform and a metal door twisted by the force of the blast. Following reports of the explosion, all metro stations in Saint Petersburg were quickly closed. In the late evening, metro services were resumed on Lines 3, 4, and 5.
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