2014_Kabul_restaurant_bombing

January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack

January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack

Suicide bomb attack at a restaurant

On January 17, 2014, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the Taverna du Liban, a heavily fortified restaurant in Kabul popular with foreign nationals, including diplomats, humanitarian aid workers and journalists; two gunmen then entered the building and began "shooting indiscriminately."[1] 21 people were slain.[2]

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The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Suicide bomb attack on Kabul restaurant 'kills 14'". BBC. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (21 January 2014). "In Memoriam: Alexandros Petersen, Murdered By The Taliban In Kabul". Forbes. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Kabul restaurant attack: Three UN staff and local IMF head among 21 dead". TheGuardian.com. 18 January 2014.
  4. [4]
    Torrance, Kelly Jane (3 February 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014 Kelly Jane Torrance on The Most Interesting Man in D.C." Weekly Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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