2004 Russian aircraft bombings
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 2004 |
| Summary | Suicide bombings |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 90 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| The Tu-134 involved, seen here two months before the bombings, operated by Metrojet at Domodedovo International Airport | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
| Operator | Volga-AviaExpress |
| IATA flight No. | G61303 |
| ICAO flight No. | WLG1303 |
| Call sign | GOUMRAK 1303 |
| Registration | RA-65080 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Destination | Volgograd International Airport, Volgograd |
| Passengers | 35 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Tu-154B-2 RA-85556, the aircraft involved, landing at Domodedovo International Airport in June 2004 | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | S7 Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | S71047 |
| ICAO flight No. | SBI1047 |
| Call sign | SIBERIAN 1047 |
| Registration | RA-85556 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Destination | Adler-Sochi International Airport, Sochi |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On the night of 24 August 2004, explosive devices were detonated on board two domestic passenger flights that had taken off from Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, causing the destruction of both aircraft and the death of all 90 people on board.
Subsequent investigations concluded that two Chechen female suicide bombers were responsible for the bombings, which were also later claimed by the leader of the Chechen insurgency.