What the records say
- When
- 17 Feb 2008
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 31.62° N, 65.72° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2008 Kandahar bombing.
Summary
2008 Kandahar bombing kills 100 people, the deadliest suicide bombing of the war till that time
2008 Kandahar bombing
Terrorist attack in Afghanistan
The 2008 Kandahar bombing of February 17, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was an attack targeting a crowd of people watching a dog-fighting competition. With more than 100 killed, it was the deadliest attack on Afghan soil since 2001.
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