Incident Summary:

06/29/2013: Four attackers placed an explosive device in a home in Khasavyurt town, Dagestan, Russia. The home belonged to the nephew of the former district administration head. The assailants had ushered everybody out of the house before the blast, so no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201306290011

When:
2013-06-29

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dagestan

City:
Khasavyurt

Location Details:
The attack occurred in the town of Khasavyurt.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Khasavyurt
Specific Description Nephew of Former Administration Head: Kazbek Alkhamatov
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The former district administrative head had been killed in a previous attack.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"House of slain official's relatives blown up in Khasavyurt; nobody injured," Russia & CIS Military Newswire, July 1, 2013.
"Russia: Businessman's house blown up in Dagestan," BBC Monitoring Trans Caucasus Unit Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, June 29, 2013.