Terrorist attack in Latvia
The Centrs bombing was an attack on a downtown Riga shopping center on 17 August 2000, where two time bombs detonated independently of each other. The two blasts occurred in the lobby of the supermarket ten minutes apart. One person died of their injuries and 35 were wounded in the attack.
Attack.
The first bomb exploded at 5:19 pm. Police arrived few minutes later and started the evacuation. The blast had shattered glass windows and filled the ground floor with smoke. Eight minutes later the second bomb exploded. Dozens were injured, three had to be rushed to hospitals whilst 33 others were treated at the scene. One woman died in hospital.
Investigation.
After a year and a half, the police arrested a suspect, Leonards Gromovs, who was initially known as Leonards Butelis. He was later charged for planting the second bomb but was acquitted by the Supreme Court one year later due to lack of evidence. Since then no one has been found guilty and charged for the explosions.
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