On 3 August 2013, the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan was attacked by three suicide bombers. Afghan security forces spotted the attackers as they approached the consulate in a car leading to one of the attackers detonating his explosives. The blast killed nine people, six of them children, and wounded 24 others.[1]
2013 Indian embassy attack | |
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Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
Location | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
Date | 3 August 2013 |
Deaths | 9
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Perpetrator | Taliban |
References
edit- ^ "Indian consulate in Afghanistan attacked by suicide bombers". the Guardian. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.