December 2013 Volgograd bombings
| December 2013 Volgograd Bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic terrorism in Europe and terrorism in Russia | |
Site of the 29 December railway bombing | |
Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia | |
| Location | 48°42′45″N 44°30′49″E / 48.712498°N 44.513486°E (railway station) 48°44′10″N 44°29′53″E / 48.736090°N 44.498013°E (trolleybus) Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia |
| Date | 29 and 30 December 2013 |
| Target | Civilians in public transportation |
Attack type | Suicide bombings, mass murder, Islamic terrorism |
| Deaths | 32 (+2 perpetrators): Volgograd-1 station: 18 Trolleybus: 16 |
| Injured | 85: Volgograd-1 station: 44 Trolleybus: 41 |
| Perpetrators | Caucasus Emirate |
| Motive | North Caucasus separatism, Islamic extremism |
In December 2013, two separate suicide bombings a day apart targeted mass transportation in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing 34 people overall, including both perpetrators. The attacks followed a bus bombing carried out in the same city two months earlier.