Victims in 2011 terrorist attack in Moscow settle lawsuit against airport administration out of court

The victims of a January 2011 terrorist attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo’s Airport have chosen to call off all lawsuits against the airport's administration, said their defense lawyer, Igor Turnov. The total number of claims that have been waived amounts to 64.

Domodedovo Airport has been compensating the victims of the terrorist attack through the use of a special charity fund starting on June 7, 2016, and, as a result, the victims will withdraw their claims for damages.

An explosion occurred at Domodedovo Airport on January 24, 2011, and took the lives of 37 people, while injuring more than 170. Two hundred nine people were recognized as being official victims of the terrorist attack, though only 130-150 of them, according to Turnov, are eligible for compensation.

In light of the attack, three former top managers of Domodedovo Airport, along with owner Dmitry Kamenshhik, were charged with failure to meet safety requirements that resulted in the death of two or more people. Investigators concluded that the airport’s management did not take the proper precautions necessary to have avoided terrorist Magomed Yevloyev from penetrating the building and setting off explosives.

The Attorney General has repeatedly asked for the criminal case to be dropped, in light of the fact that so many years have passed since the incident.