Incident Date:
March 12, 2008
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: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Soldiers/Troops/Officers/Forces)
2- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 4 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/12/2008: A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a Canadian armoured vehicle in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack killed one civilian, wounding three civilians, and one Canadian soldier. The attack also damaged one Canadian military vehicle, three civilian vehicles, and one building. The Taliban claimed responsibility."
References: 1) Janes DB
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