Achemez Gochiyayev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Disappeared | March 2002 (aged 31–32) |
| Nationality | North Caucasian |
| Known for | Russian authorities claim him to be one of the perpetrators behind the Russian apartment bombings in 1999 |
Achemez Gochiyayev (born 1970 in Karachayevsk) is a Russian citizen who was accused of organizing the Russian apartment bombings, a series of terrorist acts in 1999[1] that killed 307 people and led the country into the Second Chechen War.[2] The five bombings took place during two weeks between September 4 and September 16, 1999, in Moscow, and the southern towns of Buynaksk and Volgodonsk.[3] Gochiyayev has not been arrested or convicted and ostensibly remains a fugitive;[4] he has not been seen since early March 2002.[5]
- ^ Anderson, Scott (31 March 2017). "None Dare Call It a Conspiracy". GQ. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Gochiyayev's wanted page Archived March 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine on FSB web site.
- ^ Only one explosions suspect still free, Kommersant, December 10, 2002.
- ^ Interpol link
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