2014 Paktika car bombing


2014 Paktika car bombing
Part of Taliban insurgency
Location Paktika, Afghanistan
Date July 15, 2014
Attack type
car bomb
Deaths 89 [1]
Non-fatal injuries
+42

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "At least 89 people were killed in car bombing". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan car bomb leaves at least 89 civilians dead". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.


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