Explosion in the Orthodox Church of Vladimir

Early in the morning of December 6, 2009, an improvised explosive device filled with bolts and nuts was thrown through the window of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Vladimir State University.

Due to the early hour, there was no one in the temple, and therefore no one was injured in the explosion, but church property was damaged. At the same time, a leaflet with some “extremist” statements was planted at the entrance to the temple, the content of which, however, was not specified.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated into the explosion under Part 1 of Art. 213 (hooliganism motivated by national or religious hatred). Later, Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national and religious hatred) was added.

On December 10, 2009, a suspect in the attack was detained , and on December 14, 2009, he was arrested . The investigation into the case was completed in April 2010. On April 6, 2010, the case was sent to court.

Sources

• A bomb was thrown into the temple at the University of Vladimir // Lenta.ru. 2009. December 7.