Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic

Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic

Znamenskoye ( _ru. Знаменское) is a village located in Nadterechny District in the northern portion of the Chechen Republic, Russia. On May 12, 2003, a truck bomb exploded at a government building here, killing 59 people. On July 15, 2005, a car bomb killed 15.


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