The bomb went off at 08:09 p. m. Moscowtime at the the Mozdok-Kazimagomed pipeline in Dagestan's Derbent area. A fireandgassupply suspension ensued, the regional emergencies ministry said.
The launch of the Network was held on November 15, 2006 in Paris, as part of a ceremony during which the City of Derbent was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.