Kabul ambulance bombing

The Kabul ambulance bombing happened on 27 January 2018 near Sidarat Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 103 people were killed and 235 others wounded in the suicide attack.[1][2] The Taliban were behind the attack.[3]

A bomb was hidden in an ambulance and exploded at a second police checkpoint, according to officials.[4] Its blast also destroyed vehicles, shops, and buildings nearby.[5]

At least 103 people were killed and 235 others were injured.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Taliban kill 95 with ambulance bomb". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Mashal, Mujib; Sukhanyar, Jawad (2018). "'It's a Massacre': Taliban Bomb in Ambulance Kills 95 in Kabul". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Mashal, Mujib; Sukhanyar, Jawad (2018). "'It's a Massacre': Taliban Bomb in Ambulance Kills 95 in Kabul". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Salahuddin, Sayed (27 January 2018). "Suicide bomber in ambulance kills at least 95, wounds 158, Kabul officials say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "'Many dead bodies and blood everywhere': At least 95 killed in Afghan car bombing". USA TODAY. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "At Least 103 Killed, 235 Wounded In Taliban Car Bombing In Kabul". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-28.