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The '''2006 Volkgoroda bombings''', referred to colloquially as '''11/18''' or '''November 18''', were a series of coordinated suicide attacks in [[Volkgoroda]], [[Volkia]], that targeted civilians in Stefan Gurkovsky Square who were attending the Autumn Festival Market. The attacks caused the death of 128 civilians and injured 361, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in Volkian history.
Four homemade bombs were detonated almost simultaneously within Stefan Gurkovsky Square and in neighboring metro station. Two additional bombs were set to detonate; the first one malfunctioned and injured the bomber, Kostya Kuzmin, while the second failed to explode. The explosions were found to have been caused by {{Wp|triacetone triperoxide}} {{Wp|IEDs}} packed into suicide vests.
The official police investigation found that the attacks were orchestrated by members of the religious doomsday cult [[Yarkiye]] and masterminded by its founder, [[Lukyan Yolkin]]. Yolkin, the failed bombers, and several other members of Yarkiye were convicted for their roles in the attacks. Yolkin and two other high ranking Yarkiye members received the [[Capital punishment in Volkia|death penalty]], while the failed bombers received life imprisonment with no parole due to their cooperation with investigators.
Following the attacks the Volkian government declared five days of {{Wp|national mourning}}.
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