July 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings

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July 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings happened on July 2-July 3, 2000, when the Chechen insurgents launched five suicide bomb attacks into Russian military and police headquarters and barracks within 24 hours. The Russian officials said six bombers killed at least 37 Russian troops (with four more missing) and 11 civilians, and wounded more than 100 people.^[1]

In the deadliest of the attacks, at least 26 people were killed and 81 wounded at OMON dormitory in Argun.

The Russian Interior Ministry for Chechnya based in Gudermes was targeted twice killing at least six troops. Following one of the bombings, a firefight broke out between Chechen guerillas and soldiers, killing three more soldiers.^[2]