2009 Nazran bombing

The 2009 Nazran bombing occurred on 17 August 2009, in Nazran, the largest city of the Republic of Ingushetia in the Russian Federation. A suicide car bomber attacked police headquarters, and at least 25 people were killed and 164 injured. It was the most serious terrorist attack in Ingushetia in the early 21st century, where there had been social and political unrest related to independence movements.

This explosion was one of the most deadly in Ingushetia since the turn of the 21st century and showed the revitalizing prospect of insurgency forces operating on the lands of the North Caucasus. This incident occurred at the period when the instability was gaining momentum in the region, as violence in the region was spreading to Ingushetia after it had spread to the adjacent Chechnya and Dagestan.

The militant Islamist Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the attack.