2004 Grozny stadium bombing [SEP] point in time
2004 Grozny stadium bombing
The 2004 Grozny stadium bombing occurred on 9 May 2004 when a bomb exploded in the Dynamo stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, killing 10 people including the republic's president Akhmad Kadyrov and another 100 people were wounded. Kadyrov's election was considered by many to be by a fraudulent vote. The explosion was caused by a bomb planted underneath the concrete floor of the VIP podium and occurred at 10:35am during a parade and concert in Groznyy celebrating the 59th anniversary of the defeat of Germany in World War
to city.
- Grozneftegaz oil company headquartered in Grozny.
21st century.
- 2001 – 17 September: Mi-8 crash.
- 2002
- 18 April: 2002 Grozny OMON ambush.
- 30 June: Peace rally at Teatralnaya Square.
- 19 August: 2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash near city.
- 27 December: Truck bombing.
- Population: 205,000.
- 2003 – Movsar Temirbayev becomes mayor.
- 2004
- 9 May: Explosion at stadium; Akhmad Kadyrov killed