MOSCOW — 2010 · Suspicious Death

The Moscow Metro Suicide Bombings

ClosedSources: ALast updated: 14 October 2026

During the morning rush hour on 29 March 2010, two suicide bombings struck the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow metro about 40 minutes apart. The first blast hit Lubyanka station at 07:56 and the second Park Kultury station at 08:38. Forty people were killed and more than 100 injured, including passengers from several countries. The bombers were identified as two women from Dagestan. Doku Umarov, leader of the Caucasus Emirate, claimed responsibility in a video. The attack was one of the bloodiest examples of the North Caucasus insurgency reaching the Russian capital.

Date: 2010
Place: Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations, Russia, Moscow, RU
Category: Suspicious Death
Case Status: Closed
Coordinates: 55.7597, 37.6259 ↗

Timeline of Events

29 March 2010, 07:56The first blast hit Lubyanka station.
29 March 2010, 08:38The second blast hit Park Kultury station.

30 March 2010Police released photos of the bombers.
March 2010Doku Umarov claimed responsibility.

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