Incident Date:
April 10, 2008
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Kandahar Afghanistan
Perpetrators: Taliban
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Vehicle)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: Yes
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Military Units/Patrols/Convoys)
2- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 10 fatalities, 23 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/10/2008: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol at 9:45 a.m. in a residential neighbourhood in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack killed seven civilians, three children and injured 18 civilians, three Canadian soldiers, and two police officers. The attack also damaged 14 shops and several vehicles, including at least one military vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility."
References: 1) WITS
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