Incident Date:
January 15, 2006
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: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Diplomats/Families/Individuals (outside of embassy))
2- Military(Soldiers/Troops/Officers/Forces)
3- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 4 fatalities, 11 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/15/2006: A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device as a Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) convoy passed in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack killed one Canadian diplomat, Glyn Berry the Political Director of a reconstruction team and three civilians. The attack also wounded three Canadian soldiers and eight civilians, damaging at least one vehicle. A spokesman for the Taliban has called newswire agencies to claim responsibility for the attack, which occurred next to a busy bus station in the city."
References: 1) Janes DB
2) GTD 1970-2012 data file
3) "Mickolus, Edward F. (2008) Terrorism, 2005-2007: A Chronology. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International. p. 69."
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