Incident Date:
August 22, 2007
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Afghanistan
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Military Units/Patrols/Convoys)
2- Journalists & Media(North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Related)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 3 fatalities, 3 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/22/2007: A roadside bombing in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar killed two Canadian soldiers and an interpreter, injuring two journalists and a third soldier. The soldiers and journalists were returning from a patrol near Kandahar."
References: 1) Janes DB
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