25 June 2011 Logar Province bombing | |
Partof: | Eastern Afghanistan |
Map: | Afghanistan-Lowgar.png |
Location: | Logar Province, Azra District |
Target: | Public Hospital (Civilian Hospital) |
Date: | 25 June 2011 |
Timezone: | GMT+4:30 |
Type: | Suicide Car Bombing |
Fatalities: | 43[1] [2] [3] |
Injuries: | 53 |
Perps: | Taliban |
The 25 June 2011 Logar province bombing was a suicide car bombing that occurred on 25 June 2011 in Azra District, Logar Province, Afghanistan targeting Akbar Khail hospital, a 10-bed facility near the Pakistani border, killing at least 43 people, including children, pregnant women, and medical staff.[1] [2] [3] The suicide bomber drove a sport utility vehicle through the front gate of the facility, striking a guard, before detonating his explosives. The blast destroyed the one-story hospital and buried people under the rubble. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, claiming the perpetrator to be "someone with an agenda," possibly the Haqqani network.[4]