2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack

Explosion on a train in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2017
Event terrorist_attack Q29113584
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Summary

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack is a terrorist attack[1]. It draws 974 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_attack category, ranking #58 of 326).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack is in the country of Russia[3].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack[4].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's instance of is recorded as bomb attack[5].
  • The location of 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack was Saint Petersburg[6].
  • The location of 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack was Sennaya Ploshchad[7].
  • The location of 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack was Tekhnologichesky Institut[8].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack is part of terrorism in Russia[9].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's Commons category is recorded as 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing[10].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's armament is recorded as explosive device[11].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's target is recorded as civilian[12].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack occurred on April 3, 2017[13].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.927091666667, 'longitude': 30.320425}[14].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack resulted in {'amount': '+14'} deaths[15].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack resulted in {'amount': '+15'} deaths[16].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack caused {'amount': '+51'} injuries[17].
  • 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].

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When and Where

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack occurred on April 3, 2017[13]. Recorded location include Saint Petersburg[6], Sennaya Ploshchad[7], and Tekhnologichesky Institut[8]. It is in the country of Russia[3].

Context

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack is part of terrorism in Russia[9]. Recorded instance of include terrorist attack[4] and bomb attack[5].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+14'}[15] and {'amount': '+15'}[16]. 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack caused {'amount': '+51'} injuries[17].

Why It Matters

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack draws 974 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_attack category, ranking #58 of 326).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → terrorattacken-i-st-petersburg-2017, terrorattacken-i-s-t-petersburg-2017
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Dagens nyheter topic id: terrorattacken-i-s-t-petersburg-2017, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/22882694|Terrorattacken i S:t Petersburg 2017 (#22882694)]] in [["
  2. 13w ago · Chalmd · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +2017-04-03T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → terrorist attack, bomb attack
    Bbc things id → d4e1f03f-a92a-4f48-9bba-56957ea4947e
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+14'}, {'amount': '+15'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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