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on Mohovaja street in

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. According to police, a

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set off an

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on a busy street close to the

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, killing six people and injuring 44. Moscow's

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reported speculation that the bomber had intended to target the nearby

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instead. According to the investigation,Widow does not come alone, Kommersant, August 10, 2004
/ref> the suicide bomber was identified as Khadishat (in other sources - Khedizhi) Mangerieva, a widow of a Chechen rebel commander of

Kurchaloyevsky District Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курчалойн кӀошт, ''Kurçaloyn khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #13-RZ district ( raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Rep ...

, Ruslan Mangeriev, who was killed during the

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Inga Gizoeva's role

One of the victims, Inga (Inna) Gizoeva, was suspected to be a helper of Mangerieva. After speculation, several Russian newspapers printed apologies to Gizoeva's parents.

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Six die in Moscow suicide blast

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Fear on the streets of Moscow

Russians look for 'female bomber'
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