June 2013 Kabul bombings
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| June 2013 Kabul bombings | |
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| Location | Supreme Court of Afghanistan, Kabul |
| Date | 11 June 2013 |
| Target | court employees |
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Attack type
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Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured | 39 |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
A suicide bomb attack took place on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul on 11 June 2013. At least 16 people died and 40 others were injured.[1][2]
Attack
The attacker drove a car packed with explosives into buses which carrying court employees including judges.[3] Taliban took responsibility for the attack by saying they delivered a blow to judges who obey Western powers. The attack came a day after militants attacked Kabul International Airport[1][4]
Reactions
- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying it was another terrorist act that once again shows the Taliban are serving the enemies of Islam.[5]
- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack which he said was Targeted attacks against civilians are unacceptable and a serious breach of international humanitarian law.[6]
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