Incident Date:
January 27, 2004
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Kabul Afghanistan
Perpetrators: Taliban
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Suicide)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: Yes
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Military Units/Patrols/Convoys)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 12 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/27/2004: A suicide bomber threw himself on a vehicle in a small International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol convoy and detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack killed one Canadian soldier and one Afghan civilian, injuring three Canadian soldiers, eight Afghan civilians, and one French contractor. The attack also damaged several military vehicles. A man identifying himself as a Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, although authorities could not verify the authenticity of the claim."
References: 1) Janes DB
2) WITS
3) Janes DB
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