10_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing

10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing

10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing

Explosive attack in Afghanistan

On 10 August 2015, a suicide bombing occurred in the Kabul International Airport street,[1] near the entrance to Kabul Airport, killing 5 people and wounding 16 people.[2] This occurred days after a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.

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The bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport. The people that died included four civilians and a child.[2]

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it was intended to target a group of foreigners.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Car bomb explodes near Kabul airport". Reuters. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Deadly bomb attack on Kabul airport". BBC News. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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