NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Avtozavodskaya

Avtozavodskaya is one of the Moscow metro stations on the Zamoskvoretskaya line. It was built in 1943 (chief architects - A.N.Dushkin and N. Knyazev). The main construction material is marble. The walls are decorated with mosaics depicting events of the Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945.

In February 2004 there was a terrorist bomb explosion beetwen Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya stations with more than 40 people killed, so this name became badly known to all people watching news channels.

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Avtozavodskaya Information (99 words)
	Avtozavodskaya (Автозаводская), "Auto Factory," is one of the Moscow metro stations on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line.
	Additionally, Avtozavodskaya is decorated with eight mosaics depicting events of the Great Patriotic War.
	In February 2004 there was a terrorist bomb explosion between Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya in which more than 40 people were killed.

KavkazCenter - Blasts ripping through Moscow (818 words)
	At least 50 people died and 150 were injured in the blast that happened in the early rush hour in Moscow subway between the stations Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya.
	The photos made at the scene of the incident show that the car in the epicenter of the blast was totally destroyed and bodies of victims are lying all around it.
	Reuters reported that after the blast all roads were blocked within the 300-meter radius around Avtozavodskaya station when the victims of the blast and fire were being brought out.

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