Incident Date:
March 20, 2009
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)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 3 fatalities, 6 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 03/20/2009: Unidentified militants detonated an explosive device near a coalition patrol in the Zhari district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Two Canadian soldiers and their Afghan interpreter were killed in the attack. Five other Canadian troops and an Afghan civilian were also injured in the attack.
References: 1) Janes DB
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