Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 16
Suicide Attack| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Taliban | |
| Other Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
 | Means of Attack | Car bomb | |
| Target | U.S. military convoy | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Time | Sept. 8, 2006 | |
| Victim Deaths | 16 | ||
| Victim Injuries | 29 | ||
| Attacker Deaths | 1 | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | A car, a Toyota Corolla according to witnesses, sped into a U.S. military convoy near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, crashed into a Humvee and exploded. Two U.S. soldiers in the Humvee were killed, as were 14 bystanders. The death toll was among the highest in attacks in Kabul in recent years. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.1 | |
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| 1"Two GIs Among Bombers' Victims in Kabul." The Assocated Press: Sept. 8, 2006. | |||
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