2014 Paktika car bombing | |
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Part of Taliban insurgency | |
Location | Paktika, Afghanistan |
Date | July 15, 2014 |
Attack type | car bomb |
Deaths | 89 [1] |
Non-fatal injuries | +42 |
On July 15, 2014 took place in Paktika, Afghanistan a car bomb suicide attack killing at least 89 people and another 42 were injured.[2] It was the bloodiest attack on civilians for years in Afghanistan.
Attack[]
The attack took place when the car bomb detonated on 15 July 2014 in a crowded bazaar. In this incident, 89 people were killed.
See also[]
- Taliban insurgency
- 2014 Yahya Khel suicide bombing (also in Paktika)
References[]
- ↑ "At least 89 people were killed in car bombing". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/afghanistan-car-bomb-38-civilians-dead-paktika. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Afghanistan car bomb leaves at least 89 civilians dead". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/afghanistan-car-bomb-38-civilians-dead-paktika. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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