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The 2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions were a series of co-ordinated explosions in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on 27 April 2012. The bombs went off between 11:50 and 13:00 near four tram stations.〔(Ukraine Explosions: Three Blasts Reported )〕 The attackers' motivations are not publicly known. ==Chronology of the attacks== On April 27, beginning at around 11:50, four home-made bombs went off in different locations within Dnipropetrovsk. The first bomb went at 11:50 a.m. local time and the last bomb went off at 1:00 p.m. The bombs were all placed in trashcans near four tram stations, belonging to the same line:〔(Emergency Message for US Citizens ), osac.gov〕 *The first bomb exploded at 11:50 a.m. It was placed in a trash can in a tram stop near the Opera House, and exploded as the tram was slowing to pick up passengers. The bomb injured 13 people and shattered the windows of the tram and a nearby car. *The second bomb exploded 30 minutes later. The bomb was placed in a trashcan near the Rodina cinema and injured 11 people, nine of them children. *The third bomb exploded shortly after the second one. It was placed in the Ostrovsky Square. Three people were injured, and there were no reported fatalities. *The fourth bomb went off at the same tram station as the first one. No one was injured. Minutes after the explosion, panic began spreading in Dnipropetrovsk. People remained in their offices following a rumor that there were more blasts coming. Students remained at school. Several buildings were placed into "lockdown mode".〔(Ukraine city Dnip-vsk hit by blasts ), bbc.co.uk〕 Internet connections in the area went down for hours after the explosions. Telephone networks jammed up quickly, and as of April 28, telephone companies were still struggling to restore functionality to their networks. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities jammed the signal in certain parts of the city, in response to the theory that the bombs may have been triggered by cellphones.〔(Mobile communications cut in Dmip-vsk )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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