2011 Logar province bombing
25 June 2011 Logar Province bombing | |
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Part of Eastern Afghanistan | |
Location | Logar Province, Azra District |
Date | 25 June 2011 (GMT+4:30) |
Target | Public Hospital (Civilian Hospital) |
Attack type | Suicide Car Bombing |
Deaths | 43[1][2][3] |
Injured | 53[2] |
The 25 June 2011 Logar province bombing was a suicide car bombing that occurred on 25 June 2011 in Azra District, Logar Province, Afghanistan targeting Akbar Khail hospital, a 10-bed facility near the Pakistani border, killing at least 43 people, including children, pregnant women, and medical staff.[1][2][3] The suicide bomber drove a sport utility vehicle through the front gate of the facility, striking a guard, before detonating his explosives. The blast destroyed the one-story hospital and buried people under the rubble. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, claiming the perpetrator to be "someone with an agenda," possibly the Haqqani network.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan
- ^ a b c Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35.
- ^ a b Rivera, Ray (26 June 2011). "Car Bomb at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 20". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Afghan hospital blast dead buried". BBC News. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
Sources[]
- At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan. Retrieved: 25 September 2011.
- Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35. Retrieved: 25 September 2011.
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- Mass murder in Afghanistan
- Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2011
- Suicide car and truck bombings in Afghanistan
- Logar Province
- June 2011 events in Asia
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