2015 Kharkiv bombing | |
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Part of Ukrainian crisis | |
![]() Location of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine | |
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 Ukrainian 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.
Bloomberg reported that the deadly attack in the government-controlled city assisted the decline of the national currency.[7]
January 19th Blast
13 people were injured after a bomb exploded outside the Kharkiv Courthouse. [citation needed]
March 6th Blast
A Volkswagen van was destroyed in an explosion on a street in Kharkiv on 6th March. 3 people were injured. The van apparently belonged to a leader of a local pro-government group.
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.