1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing

1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing
Khanlar (Goygol)
Khanlar (Goygol) (Azerbaijan)
Location Khanlar, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union
Coordinates 40.586944,46.315833
Date August 10, 1990 (UTC+4)
Attack type
 Bombing
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Deaths 15–20
Non-fatal injuries
 16–30

The 1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing, also known as 1990 Khanlar bus bombing occurred on August 10, 1990 in the vicinity of Khanlar (now Goygol) when an explosive devise blew up in a bus 12.5 km away from Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest city.[1][2][3]

Fatalities

The bus with 60 passengers on board was travelling from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to the Azerbaijani town of Agdam.[4][5] Fatalities reports range from 15[4] to 20.[6] The number of the wounded with various degrees of injuries range from 16 to 30.[4][6]

Perpetrators

The bombing was carried out by two ethnic Armenians, allegedly operatives of militant organization Vrezh, based in Rostov-on-Don. The organization's debut was the bombing of Tbilisi-Baku bus on September 16, 1989 leaving 5 civilians dead and 27 injured.[2][7][8] The perpetrators of Khanlar bombing were two Armenian militants Armen Mikhailovich Avanesyan and Mikhail Mikhailovich Tatevosov (Tatevosyan) who were arrested before their next plot on the same Agdam-Tbilisi route, planned for June 17, 1991 was realized.[6][9] The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan charged and found them guilty in May 1992, sentencing Avanesyan and Tatevosyan to death and 15 years of imprisonment, respectively.[9] Tatevosov was later exchanged for an Azerbaijani hostage in Tartar Rayon of Azerbaijan in May 1992.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Azerbaijan bus blast kills at least 17". Chicago Tribune. 1990-08-11.
  2. 1 2 van der Leeuw, Charles (1998). Azerbaijan: a quest for identity : a short history. United Kingdom: St. Martin's Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-312-21903-2. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. ↑ Keesing's record of world events. 36. United States: Longman. 1990. p. 102.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bomb Rips Bus, Kills 15 in Azerbaijan". Los Angeles Times. 1990-08-11. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Bus In Soviet Azerbaijan Bombed, With 15 Killed". Orlando Sentinel. 1990-08-11. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "С момента взрыва бомбы на станции метро в Баку минуло 15 лет" [It's been 15 years since the blast in Baku metro station]. Vesti. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  7. ↑ Bolukbasi, Suha (2011). Azerbaijan: A Political History. I.B.Tauris. p. 116. ISBN 1-84885-620-2. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  8. ↑ "Взрыве в междугородном автобусе Тбилиси -Агдам" [Blast in an intercity bus Tbilisi–Agdam]. Vyshka. 1990-08-12.
  9. 1 2 "Armenian terrorism". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 46°18′57″E / 40.586944°N 46.315833°E / 40.586944; 46.315833

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