Incident Date:
October 05, 2005
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Afghanistan
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Vehicle)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: Yes
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Military Units/Patrols/Convoys)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 4 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "10/05/2005: A Canadian Supply Convoy was the apparent target of a suicide truck bomber, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The attack killed the car's driver and child, 10. Three Canadian soldiers were slightly injured and a farmer was seriously wounded in the attack. The amount of property damage caused by the attack was not indicated. According to the Canadian Minister of Defense it was not clear whether or not the Canadians were the actual target of the attack because there was also an American Supply Convoy in the region. The exact size and nature of the bomb was not indicated. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. "
References: 1) Janes DB
2) WITS
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