Incident Date:
March 29, 2008
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Zari District 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(Soldiers/Troops/Officers/Forces)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims:
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/29/2008: An explosive charge detonated against a Canadian tank patrolling a mined area, killing and wounding ten soldiers in the Zari district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility in a statement provided by Qari Muhammad Yusuf (Ahmadi) and to Dhabihallah (Mujahid), official spokesmen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan-Taliban."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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