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The '''2015 Kharkiv bombing''' occurred on 22 February 2015, when a bomb hit a rally in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31575384|title=BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Kharkiv|publisher=BBC News||date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/us-ukraine-crisis-kharkiv-idUSKBN0LQ0HI20150222|title=Kiev points finger at Russia after two killed in blast|publisher=Reuters|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/234539-blast-kharkov-ukraine-rally/|title=At least 2 killed in blast at 500-strong rally in Kharkov, Ukraine|publisher=Russia Today|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3371762-blast-hits-march-eastern-ukraine-killing-2.html#.2394-stage-set1-22|title=Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2 - World news|publisher=Mail|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> The blast killed at least 3 people and injured another 10, including a boy age 15. On 25 February the death toll rose to 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unian.info/society/1047842-kharkiv-terrorist-attack-claims-fourth-victim-18-year-old-student.html|title=Kharkiv terrorist attack claims fourth victim - 18-year-old student|publisher=Unian|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2015/02/deadly-bomb-blast-hits-rally-ukraine-150222163934300.html|title=Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Ukraine|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> |
The '''2015 Kharkiv bombing''' occurred on 22 February 2015, when a bomb hit a Ukranian national unity rally in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31575384|title=BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Kharkiv|publisher=BBC News||date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/us-ukraine-crisis-kharkiv-idUSKBN0LQ0HI20150222|title=Kiev points finger at Russia after two killed in blast|publisher=Reuters|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/234539-blast-kharkov-ukraine-rally/|title=At least 2 killed in blast at 500-strong rally in Kharkov, Ukraine|publisher=Russia Today|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3371762-blast-hits-march-eastern-ukraine-killing-2.html#.2394-stage-set1-22|title=Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2 - World news|publisher=Mail|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> The blast killed at least 3 people and injured another 10, including a boy age 15. On 25 February the death toll rose to 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unian.info/society/1047842-kharkiv-terrorist-attack-claims-fourth-victim-18-year-old-student.html|title=Kharkiv terrorist attack claims fourth victim - 18-year-old student|publisher=Unian|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2015/02/deadly-bomb-blast-hits-rally-ukraine-150222163934300.html|title=Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Ukraine|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=22 February 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Security forces arrested 4 people after the attack. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called the attackers on Facebook 'scum'. The terrorists claimed it was a false flag attack. Ukrainian forces launched an anti terror operation afterwards. 10 people were injured. |
Security forces arrested 4 people after the attack. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called the attackers on Facebook 'scum'. The terrorists claimed it was a false flag attack. Ukrainian forces launched an anti terror operation afterwards. 10 people were injured. |
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Location | Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Date | 22 February 2015 |
Attack type | Bomb |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 10 |
Perpetrators | unknown |
Motive | unknown |
The 2015 Kharkiv bombing occurred on 22 February 2015, when a bomb hit a Ukranian national unity rally in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast. [1] [2] [3] [4] The blast killed at least 3 people and injured another 10, including a boy age 15. On 25 February the death toll rose to 4.[5] [6] Security forces arrested 4 people after the attack. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called the attackers on Facebook 'scum'. The terrorists claimed it was a false flag attack. Ukrainian forces launched an anti terror operation afterwards. 10 people were injured.
Bloombeg reported that the deadly attack in the government-controlled city assisted the decline of the national currency.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Kharkiv". BBC News. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Kiev points finger at Russia after two killed in blast". Reuters. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "At least 2 killed in blast at 500-strong rally in Kharkov, Ukraine". Russia Today. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2 - World news". Mail. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Kharkiv terrorist attack claims fourth victim - 18-year-old student". Unian. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Ukraine". Al Jazeera. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Chamonikolas, Krystof (23 February 2015). "Ukraine Tightens Capital Controls as Hryvnia Drop Fuels Risk". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 March 2015.