2011 Logar province bombing

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25 June 2011 Logar Province bombing
Part of Eastern Afghanistan
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LocationLogar Province, Azra District
Date25 June 2011 (GMT+4:30)
TargetPublic Hospital (Civilian Hospital)
Attack type
Suicide Car Bombing
Deaths43 [1] [2] [3]
Injured53 [2]

The 25 June 2011 Logar province bombing was a suicide car bombing that occurred on 25 June 2011 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan". Reuters . Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35.
  3. 1 2 Rivera, Ray (26 June 2011). "Car Bomb at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 20". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "Afghan hospital blast dead buried". BBC News. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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