Explosion on a trolleybus in Volgograd

Dzerzhinsky district, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast · 30 Dec 2013 · Terrorist attack

On the morning of 30 December 2013 an explosion went off on a route 15A trolleybus in Volgograd's Dzerzhinsky district; the Investigative Committee opened a case for a 'terrorist act'. According to the Volgograd regional health ministry, 16 people died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 16; as of 30 Dec 2013 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 30 Dec 2013

«Количество погибших при взрыве на вокзале — 18 человек, количество погибших при взрыве в троллейбусе, по уточненным данным, — 16 человек»

РИА Новости: «Число жертв двух терактов в Волгограде выросло до 34», 31 декабря 2013 (цитата представителя регионального Минздрава от 30 декабря) · archive copy

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