1977 Moscow bombings

Historical eventJanuary 81977

1977 Moscow bombings

Three bombs attributed to Armenian nationalists exploded across Moscow, killing seven people and injuring 37 people.

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When
Saturday, January 8 197749 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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Dates: From 1977.

What happened

A series of three terrorist bombings in Moscow on 8 January 1977 killed seven people and seriously injured 37 others. No one claimed responsibility for the bombings, although three members of an Armenian nationalist organization were executed early in 1979 after a KGB investigation and a secret trial. Some Soviet dissidents said that the suspects had an alibi. Soon after the event Andrei Sakharov issued a public appeal,

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January 8 1977 — 49 years ago, on a Saturday.

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