2014 Paktika car bombing
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| 2014 Paktika car bombing | |
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| Part of Taliban insurgency | |
| Location | Paktika, Afghanistan |
| Date | July 15, 2014 |
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Attack type
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car bomb |
| Deaths | 89 [1] |
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Non-fatal injuries
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On July 15, 2014 took place in Paktika, Afghanistan a car bomb suicide attack killing at least 89 people and another 42 were injured.[2] It was the bloodiest attack on civilians for years in Afghanistan.
Attack[edit]
The attack took place when the car bomb detonated on 15 July 2014 in a crowded bazaar. In this incident, 89 people were killed.
See also[edit]
- Taliban insurgency
- 2014 Yahya Khel suicide bombing (also in Paktika)
References[edit]
- ^ "At least 89 people were killed in car bombing". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan car bomb leaves at least 89 civilians dead". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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