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Two Men Sentenced in Russia Power Plant Attack
© RIA Novosti. Sviridenko The blasts at the Baksan Hydropower Plant put out of order three power units, leaving without electricity the cities of Baksan, Nalchik and Tyrnyauz.
© RIA Novosti.© RIA Novosti. Sviridenko The blasts at the Baksan Hydropower Plant put out of order three power units, leaving without electricity the cities of Baksan, Nalchik and Tyrnyauz.
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Police kill suspect in 2010 south Russia power plant blast
14:08 26/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti)
A suspected militant believed to have been involved in a 2010 terrorist attack on a power plant in southern Russia was killed during a police operation in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on Friday, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported.
Suspects in 2010 south Russia power plant blasts to go trial
11:32 20/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 20 (RIA Novosti)
Two people suspected of involvement in a 2010 terrorist attack on a power plant in southern Russia will go on trial, a spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee said on Wednesday.
Russian police kill militants linked to Baksan hydro plant attack
14:30 05/08/2010
Russian investigators confirmed on Thursday that two militants linked to July's attack on a hydroelectric power station in the North Caucasus had been killed.
Explosives belonging to Baksan plant attackers uncovered in Russian N. Caucasus
10:11 03/08/2010
Policemen in the Russian North Caucasus city of Baksan have seized over 100 kilograms of explosive materials possibly belonging to militants involved in the Baksan hydropower plant bombing on July 21, a local police source said on Tuesday.
Two militants, allegedly involved in Baksan hydropower plant, killed
20:03 25/07/2010
Two militants, who may be involved in Wednesday's bombing of a hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus, were killed in a special operation on Sunday, a local police spokesman said.
Aftermath of explosion at Baksan Hydropower Plant
17:16 23/07/2010
According to preliminary investigations, the attack was committed by a group of at least six gunmen wearing camouflage and masks. They planted five homemade explosive devices with the equivalent of 1.5 to 3 kg of TNT in each one.
Chief engineer of North Caucasus plant kidnapped in Dagestan
13:39 23/07/2010
The chief engineer of Sulakhydroenergokaskad, a subdivision of RusHydro, was kidnapped in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a policeman from the region said on Friday.
Medvedev vows heads will roll if terrorists hit more infrastructure (Update 1)
21:02 22/07/2010
Security officials and energy company chiefs will be fired if there are more incidents like Wednesday's bombing of a hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus, President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday.
Medvedev vows heads will roll if terrorists hit more infrastructure
18:47 22/07/2010
Security officials and energy company chiefs will be fired if there are more incidents like Wednesday's bombing of a hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus, President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday.
Head of the Baksan hydroelectric power plant describes the terrorist attack
13:57 22/07/2010
The Baksan hydroelectric power plant in Kabardino-Balkaria was attacked early in the morning on Wednesday, July 21. The attackers killed the plant’s two security guards and set five explosive devices. Four of them detonated, but bomb technicians managed to disarm the fifth.
Blast-hit Russian hydro plant to be reconstructed in less than 3 years
13:27 22/07/2010
Reconstruction at the Baksan Hydropower Plant in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria will be completed in less than three years, the head of the RusHydro company operating the plant said on Thursday.
Blasts at Kabardino-Balkaria hydro plant equivalent to over 20 lbs
09:22 22/07/2010
The blasts at the hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria were equivalent to more than 10 kg of TNT (22 lbs) altogether, a source from the local law enforcement authorities said on Thursday.
Terrorist attack at the Baksan Hydropower Plant
16:25 21/07/2010
Four explosive devices were detonated in the early hours of July 21.
First moments after blast at Baksanskaya hydroelectric power plant
15:58 21/07/2010
Unidentified persons have attacked the Baksanskaya hydroelectric power plant run by RusHydro in Kabardino-Balkaria.
No disruption to energy supplies after hydropower plant attack - RusHydro
13:16 21/07/2010
Energy supplies to Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria will not be affected by Wednesday morning's attack on the Baksan hydropower plant, a RusHydro spokesman said.
Armed attack on hydropower plant in southern Russia
13:12 21/07/2010
A fire broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday.
Suspects in attack on North Caucasus hydropower plant identified (Update 1)
12:02 21/07/2010
The armed attack on Baksan hydropower plant in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus was committed by a group of up to four people, the National Antiterrorism Committee information center said on Wednesday.
Smoke from bombed Russian hydro plant still visible - witness
11:37 21/07/2010
A plume of smoke after a bomb attack on a hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria is still visible, a witness told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
North Caucasus plants to be inspected for security after attack
11:32 21/07/2010
North Caucasus hydropower plants should be inspected for compliance with security norms after a deadly attack by militants on a station in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the prosecutor general said.
Putin urges repair of North Caucasus hydropower plant hit by militants
11:06 21/07/2010
A hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria attacked by militants earlier on Wednesday should be repaired as soon as possible, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
Suspects in attack on North Caucasus hydropower plant identified
10:35 21/07/2010
The armed attack on Baksan hydropower plant in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus was committed by a group of up to four people, the Information Center of the National Antiterrorism Committee said on Wednesday.
Fire put out at North Caucasus hydropower plant after terrorist blasts (WRAPUP)
09:33 21/07/2010
The fire that broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday has now been extinguished, energy officials said.
North Caucasus hydropower attack ‘part of larger terrorist operation’ (Update 2)
08:52 21/07/2010
The same people who carried out a deadly raid on a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday may have also been responsible for an attack on police, a law enforcement source said.
Two killed in attack on southern Russian hydropower plant (Update 1)
08:06 21/07/2010
Two people were killed in an attack on the Baksan hydropower plant in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus, a law enforcement source said.
Two killed in attack on southern Russian hydropower plant
07:42 21/07/2010
Two people were killed when unknown assailants attacked the Baksan hydropower plant in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus.
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Aftermath of explosion at Baksan Hydropower Plant
17:16 23/07/2010
According to preliminary investigations, the attack was committed by a group of at least six gunmen wearing camouflage and masks. They planted five homemade explosive devices with the equivalent of 1.5 to 3 kg of TNT in each one.
Armed attack on hydropower plant in southern Russia
13:12 21/07/2010
A fire broke out after militants detonated explosive devices at a hydropower plant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria early on Wednesday.
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Head of the Baksan hydroelectric power plant describes the terrorist attack
13:57 22/07/2010
The Baksan hydroelectric power plant in Kabardino-Balkaria was attacked early in the morning on Wednesday, July 21. The attackers killed the plant’s two security guards and set five explosive devices. Four of them detonated, but bomb technicians managed to disarm the fifth.
First moments after blast at Baksanskaya hydroelectric power plant
15:58 21/07/2010
Unidentified persons have attacked the Baksanskaya hydroelectric power plant run by RusHydro in Kabardino-Balkaria.
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Attack on Baksan hydropower plant
On July 21, a group of up to four gunmen burst into the Baksan hydropower plant in Kabardino-Balkaria and shot two security guards. Then they detonated four explosive devices. The resulting blaze covered an area of 250 sq meters.










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