28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing | |
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Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Date | July 28, 2019 |
Target | Amrullah Saleh |
Attack type | Shooting, suicide bombing |
Deaths | 20+ |
Injured | 50 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
On 28 July 2019, a suicide car bombing occurred in the Kabul office of the Vice Presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh. The bombing killed over 20 and injured over 50, including slightly wounding Saleh. [1] Four gunmen then stormed the building and laid siege for hours before being killed. [2]
Twenty people were killed, and 50 others wounded, including Amrullah Saleh who was slightly injured in the blast. [1]
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but ISIL and the Taliban both frequently carry out attacks in this region.[ citation needed]