A woman suicide bomber ambushed a bus carrying Russian air force pilots near rebel
Chechnya on Thursday, blowing it up and killing at least 13 people, the
defence ministry said.
Following is a list of previous suicide attacks in Chechnya since renewed fighting
began between Russian forces and Chechen rebels in 1999:
June 7, 2000 - In the first attack of its kind in Chechnya, two Russian OMON crack
police are killed and five wounded in a suicide car-bomb attack in the village
of Alkhan-Yurt, southwest of the regional capital Grozny.
June 11, 2000 - Two Russian soldiers killed and one wounded in a suicide bomb
attack at a checkpoint near Grozny.
June 12, 2000 - A car explodes at a Russian checkpoint in the Chernorechiye district
of the capital Grozny. Chechen rebels say it was carried out by a former Russian
soldier who had converted to Islam.
July 2-3, 2000 - Chechen guerrillas launch five suicide bomb attacks on bases
of Russian security forces over a 24-hour period. In the deadliest, at least 54
people are killed in an attack on a police commando dormitory in Argun, near Grozny.
The Russian interior ministry for Chechnya based in Gudermes is also targeted.
Six Russian troops are killed.
Nov 29, 2001 - One Russian soldier is killed and three injured, including a regional
military commandant, in a suicide bomb attack in Urus-Martan. The suicide bomber
is also killed.
Dec 27, 2002 - Chechen rebel suicide bombers ram vehicles into the local government
headquarters in Grozny, causing the roof and floors of the four-storey building
to collapse. Chechen officials say about 80 people killed.
May 12, 2003 - Two suicide bombers drive a truck full of explosives into a government
administration and security complex in Znamenskoye, in northern Chechnya. Fifty-nine
people were killed, and scores hurt in the blast.
May 14, 2003 - At least 16 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack during a
religious festival taking place east of Grozny in the town of Iliskhan-Yurt. 145
were wounded.
June 5, 2003 - A woman suicide bomber ambushes a bus carrying Russian air force
pilots near rebel Chechnya, blowing it up and killing at least 13 people.