2011 Logar province bombing explained

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]

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  1. Web site: At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in east Afghanistan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306115459/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-bombing-idUSTRE75O0OZ20110625 . 6 March 2016 . live .
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/25/afghanistan-suicide-bomb-azra-logar Afghanistan suicide attack kills 35.
  3. Web site: Rivera . Ray . Car Bomb at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 20 . The New York Times . 2011-06-26 . 2018-01-23.
  4. Web site: Afghan hospital blast dead buried . BBC News . 2011-06-26 . 2018-01-23.