Incident Date:
March 15, 2008 20:45
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Islamabad Pakistan
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: No
Target Information
1- Business(Restaurant/Bar/CafeĢ)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 11 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/15/2008: At 8:45 p.m., a bomb exploded at the Luna Caprese, an Italian restaurant in Islamabad, that is frequented by foreigners. Two people were killed, and 11 wounded, including a Canadian citizen. A local Al Qaida affiliate was suspected. The press reported the next day that four of the injured Americans were FBI agents."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. (2013). Terrorism, 2008-2012: A Worldwide Chronology. North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers. p. 18"
2) WITS
3) ITERATE
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