2009 Kandahar bombing
25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing | |
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Kandahar province within Afghanistan | |
Location | Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Date | 25 August 2009 |
Attack type | suicide truck bombing |
Deaths | 43 |
Non-fatal injuries | At least 65 |
Perpetrators | Taliban |
The 25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing killed 43 people and injured at least 65 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban were thought to be responsible.[1]
A wedding hall and a dozen houses were destroyed in the explosion.[2] The target was apparently the headquarters of a Japanese construction company.[3]
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