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| quote = November 18:
* '''7:02 pm''' – Two explosions occur in Gurkovsky Metro station, ≈4≈7 seconds apart.
* '''7:03 pm''' – Transit police alert dispatch to explosions. Emergency calls begin.
* '''7:04 pm''' – Two simultaneous explosions occurred within Stefan Gurkovksy Square.
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}}There were two successful coordinated attacks: two bombs at Stefan Gurkovsky Square and two within the nearby Metrometro station. ATwo thirdadditional attackattacks intended to target first responders failed.
=== Gurkovsky Metrometro station ===
Two suicide bombers (Dmitry Bychkov and Iosif Knyazev), wearing suicide vests packed with explosives, attacked civilians inside the Gurkovsky Metrometro Stationstation, located near Stefan Gurkovsky Square located in [[Volkgoroda]]. The first explosion occurred at 7:02 pm as crowds exited anthe Blue arrivingLine train; the second explosion occurred about fourseven seconds later near the entrance to the metro station as civilians fled. Some witnesses reported hearing shots fired shortly after the explosions. However, authorities have stated afterwards that there were no shots fired. On duty transit police alerted police dispatch at 7:03 pm.
On duty transit police alerted dispatch at 7:03 pm and the first ambulances began arriving at 7:08 pm.
A third suicide bomber
A third bomber, Vanya Tereshchenko, detonated his suicide vest at 7:11 pm attempting to target first responders on scene. His vest failed to detonate properly and Tereshchenko was critically injured and ultimately paralyzed.
=== Stefan Gurkovsky Square ===
Two suicideadditional bombers (Isidor Koshkin and Vlasiy Volodin), also wearing suicide vests packed with explosives, attackedtargeted civilians attending the annual Autumn Harvest Festival Market held in Stefan Gurkovsky Square located in [[Volkgoroda]]. The first explosion occurred atAt 7:0204 pm, nearafter the concertexplosions stage;at the secondmetro explosionstation, occurredthe aboutbombers fourdetonated secondstheir latervests simultaneously near the square'sconcert center.stage Someand witnessesthe reportedfood hearing shots fired shortly after the explosionsvendors. However,Emergency authoritiesservices havewere statedquickly afterwardsdispatched thatand therebegan werearriving noat shots7:09 firedpm.
Kostya Kuzmin
==Perpetrators==
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