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| 2002 Kabul bombing | |
|---|---|
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | September 5, 2002 |
| Target | Unknown |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 26 |
| Injured | 167 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2002 Kabul bombing was a car bombing that killed 26 people and wounded 167 on September 5, 2002, in front of the Ministry of Information and Culture building in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] It was the biggest and deadliest attack since the formation of the Karzai administration. The Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's group have all been suspects. It came shortly after Hekmaytar called for a holy war against the foreign troops of ISAF.[2][3] A few hours after the bombings, Hamid Karzai narrowly survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban member in the city of Kandahar.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "35 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack". China Daily. Associated Press. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "CNN.com - Afghan TV: Kabul explosions kill 26 - September 5, 2002". edition.cnn.com. 5 September 2002.
- ^ "Carnage in central Kabul". 5 September 2002.
- ^ "Karzai survives attempt on his life". 5 September 2002.