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2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing

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2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing
Location of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan
LocationJalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Date18 April 2015
TargetBank
Attack type
Motorcycle suicide bombing
Deaths33
Injured100
PerpetratorsIslamic State Islamic State - Khorasan Province

The 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing occurred on 18 April 2015. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle, allegedly affiliated with ISIL's Khorasan Province, struck a bank in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 33 people and injuring another 100. It marked the first major attack by ISIL Khorasan after it was formed three months earlier, in January 2015.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Popalzai, Masoud; Mehsud, Saleem (18 April 2015). "ISIS motorbike bomber kills 33 at bank in Afghanistan". CNN.
  2. ^ "Afghan blast kills 33; president blames Islamic State". Reuters.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan suicide bomb in Jalalabad leaves many dead". BBC News.