| 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Taliban insurgency | |
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| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′12″N 69°10′40″E / 34.52°N 69.1777°E |
| Date | January 14, 2008 (UTC+4:30) |
| Target | Senior foreign military officers |
Attack type | Car bombing, suicide attack, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Bomb, explosive belt, gun |
| Deaths | 7[1] |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators |  Taliban |
The 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack was an attack on the gym of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 14, 2008, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
A Norwegian delegation under Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. The attack claimed six lives, including Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen. Six others were also injured.
The Kabul Serena Hotel is a five-star hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, belonging to Serena Hotels, designed by the Montreal-based Group Arcop Architects and since its reopening in 2005 has been used by international media crews and politicians. The hotel also houses the Australian embassy in Afghanistan.[2]
- ^ "CTV.ca CTV". Archived from the original on January 29, 2008.
- ^ The Courier-Mail: Terrorists hit Australian embassy, published January 15, 2008