Incident Date:
September 03, 2008
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Afghanistan
Perpetrators: Taliban
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun 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: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 3 fatalities, 5 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/03/2008: Canadian soldiers were on a routine security patrol in the province when their vehicle came under heavy fire from Taliban militants in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three Canadian soldiers were killed and an additional five were wounded. Of the wounded, two were described as being in a serious condition."
References: 1) Janes DB
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