2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
| 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul | |
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  2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul (Kabul) | |
| Location | Shir Pur, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | December 11, 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, Raid |
| Deaths | 9 (including 3 perpetrators) |
Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
| Perpetrators |
 Taliban |
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On December 11, 2015, Taliban militants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the Spanish embassy in the Shirpour district of Kabul—home to many foreign embassies and high-ranking government officials. Nine people died in the attack, including four Afghans, two Spanish guards and three Taliban fighters. Security forces, including Norwegian special forces [1] took more than ten hours to bring the area back under control.[2][3][4][5]
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/afghanistan/norsk-soldat-skadet-i-afghanistan/a/23578487/
- ↑ "Spanish embassy attack in Kabul: Special forces at scene". BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Spain: Gunmen Entered Embassy in Kabul After Car Bomb Attack". ABC News. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Two Spanish policeman killed in Taliban attack near Kabul embassy". The Local. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul". Reuters. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Taliban claims car bomb attack near Spanish Embassy in Kabul". Aljazeera America. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Spain's embassy in Afghanistan is under attack". Business Insider. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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