Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion

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Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion was February 8, 2006 was a blast at the Russian Defense Ministry's special security unit barracks at Kurchaloi near Grozny, Chechnya, which killed at least 13 [1] Russian Army special forces troops and injured 28 more. [2]

The two-story building, which collapsed, housed unit of about 200. Some 43 GRU servicemen were believed to have been inside at the time of the explosion.

The officials said a gas leak was the most likely cause but did not rule out other theories. [3] A news item on a Chechen separatist website reported on the gas explosion theory with scepticism but did not suggest outright that militants had targeted it.