Suicide Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
By Animesh Roul
The death toll in the suicide bombing outside the Indian embassy in Kabul on Monday (July 07) morning reached nearly 40 and counting, with more than 140 others, mostly civilians sustained injuries. The incident took place when an explosive laden car rammed into the vehicles parked outside the Embassy in the morning as many people were waiting to collect their visas. The death of India's defense attaché Brigadier R. Mehta and political and information counselor V. Venkateswara Rao were confirmed so far. The other two Indians killed in the attack were identified as security force personnel belonging to IndoTibetan border police.
Monday’s blast was considered to be the deadliest since the U.S.-led offensive began in Afghanistan on October 2001 and first ever on Indian Embassy abroad. Indian government sources believe that this could be handiwork of Taliban, backed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency.
Timeline of major terrorist strikes in Afghanistan in 2008
April 17, 2008: A suicide bomb explodes outside a mosque in southwest Afghanistan, killing 24 people.
February 18, 2008: A suicide car bomber trying to hit a Canadian military convoy kills 38 Afghans at a crowded market in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province.
February 17, 2008: A suicide bomber penetrates a crowd watching a dog fighting competition in Kandahar, killing more than 100 civilians.
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