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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
Four homemade bombs were detonated almost simultaneously within Stefan Gurkovsky Square and in the neighboring metro station. Two additional bombs were set to detonate; the first one malfunctioned and injured the bomber, Vanya Tereschenko, while the second failed to detonate his vest and fled the city. The explosions were found to have been caused by {{Wp|triacetone triperoxide}} {{Wp|IEDs}} packed into suicide vests.
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=== Stefan Gurkovsky Square ===
Two additional bombers (Isidor Koshkin and Vlasiy Volodin), also wearing suicide vests, targeted civilians attending the annual
Kostya Kuzmin was near the square and intended to target first responders at the triage center established by paramedics. He began approaching but "got cold feet" and left the scene. He dumped his vest in an alleyway and fled the city.
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