On 25 June 2011 a suicide car bombing occurred in Azra District, Logar Province, Afghanistan, targeting Akbar Khail hospital, a 10-bed facility near the Pakistani border, killing at least 43 people, including children, pregnant women, and medical staff.[1][2][3] The suicide bomber drove a sport utility vehicle through the front gate of the facility, striking a guard, before detonating his explosives. The blast destroyed the one-story hospital and buried people under the rubble. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, claiming the perpetrator to be "someone with an agenda," possibly the Haqqani network.[4]
| 25 June 2011 Logar Province bombing | |
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| Location | Logar Province, Azra District, eastern Afghanistan |
| Date | 25 June 2011 (GMT+4:30) |
| Target | Public Hospital (Civilian Hospital) |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 43[1][2][3] |
| Injured | 53[2] |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
References
edit- 1 2 "At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35.
- 1 2 Rivera, Ray (26 June 2011). "Car Bomb at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 20". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Afghan hospital blast dead buried". BBC News. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
Sources
edit- At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan. Retrieved: 25 September 2011.
- Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35. Retrieved: 25 September 2011.