| 1996 Kaspiysk bombing | |
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| Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | |
  1996 Kaspiysk bombing (Republic of Dagestan) | |
| Location | Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia |
| Coordinates | 42°53′45.32″N 47°37′39.77″E / 42.8959222°N 47.6277139°E |
| Date | November 16, 1996 |
| Deaths | 68 |
| Perpetrators | Chechen rebels |
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The 1996 Kaspiysk bombing occurred on 16 November 1996 when Chechen terrorists bombed an apartment building in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, killing 68 people.
The bombing destroyed a nine-story apartment.[1] 68 people died, including 21 children.[2] The target of the explosion is suspected to be against Russian Border Guard officers who were living inside with their families.[2][3][4]
Boris Yeltsin declared a national day of mourning in response to the attack.[5]
