Kabul ambulance bombing

Kabul ambulance bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Blast site is located in Kabul
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Blast site (Kabul)
Blast site is located in Afghanistan
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LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°31′37″N 69°10′09″E / 34.52694°N 69.16917°E / 34.52694; 69.16917
Date27 January 2018 (UTC+04:30)
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths103
Injured235
PerpetratorsTaliban

On 27 January 2018, an ambulance was used as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near Sidarat Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 103 people were killed and 235 others wounded in the attack.[1] The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[2][3]

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  3. ^ "103 dead in Kabul ambulance bombing, officials say". The Independent. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.