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01/07/2011: On Friday around 1200 noon, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted a border police commander inside a public bathhouse, killing 17 people and injuring 21 others, including two police personnel and 19 civilians. The police commander, identified as Hajji Ramzan Aka, was among those killed in the attack. According to Spin Boldak Police Chief, Abdul Razaq, a militant driving an explosive-laden vehicle detonated when he was identified by security forces, damaging several shops. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, told Reuters reporters by telephone from an undisclosed location that their militants had carried out the suicide attack on a police commander earlier that day in Kandahar.Overview
GTD ID:
201101070003
When:
2011-01-07
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Kandahar
City:
Spin Boldak
Location Details:
The attack took place in a public bathhouse in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
What
| Target Type: Police | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Entity | Spin Boldak Law Enforcement | ||
| Specific Description | A border police commander identified as Hajji Ramzan Aka | ||
| Nationality of Target | Afghanistan | ||
| Hostages | No |
| Ransom | No |
| Property Damage | Yes |
| Extent of Property Damage | Minor (likely < $1 million) |
| Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
How
| Type | Sub-type |
|---|---|
| Explosives | Vehicle |
| Weapon Details | |
| A suicide bomber driving a vehicle borne improvised explosive device was used in the attack. | |
| Suicide Attack? | Yes |
| Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
| Criterion 1 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 2 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 3 (more) | Yes |
| Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) | No |
| Additional Information | The most recent available sources listed the injuries for this attack from 17 to 20 to 21 to 23 to 24, so the majority casualty figures have been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The most recent available sources listed the number of security personnel injured for this attack from zero to two, so the majority casualty figures have been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The available sources listed the time of this attack from 1130 to 1230, and because no majority figures were reported for a specific time of attack, but the majority sources agreed that the attack took place in the afternoon; 1200 noon was used as a default time of attack. |
Who
| Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Taliban | Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident)) |
| Number of Perpetrators | 1 |
| Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
| Total Number of Casualties | 18 Fatalities / 21 Injured |
| Total Number of Fatalities | 18 |
| Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 1 |
| Total Number of Injured | 21 |
| Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
Sources
| Xinhua News Agency, “Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in S. Afghanistan,” Xinhua News Agency, January 7, 2011, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/07/c_13680758.htm. |
| Ismail Sameem, “Update Two- Afghanistan Suicide Blast Kills 17 in Bathhouse," Reuters, February 7, 2011, http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/update-2-afghanistan-suicide-blast-kills-17-in-bathhouse/. |
| Michael Kamber and Sharifullah Sahak, "Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Police Official," New York Times, January 7, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?ref=asia. |
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