10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing | |
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Part of the Taliban insurgency | |
Location | Kabul International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan |
Date | 10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) 11:20 am local time |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 16 |
Perpetrators | Taliban |
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.
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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