Incident Date:
July 04, 2007
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Afghanistan
Perpetrators: Taliban
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
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: 7 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "07/04/2007: A roadside bomb attack in the southern Afghan district of Panjwai killed six Canadian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter. The explosion occurred as they were returning in a convoy of 12 vehicles from a joint operation with the Afghan army in the Panjwai district, about 20 km southwest of Kandahar. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack."
References: 1) Janes DB
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