Suicide Bombing at Bakery in Yahya Khel, Paktika (2016)

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Date
۱۷ دی ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Paktika: Yahya Khel
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.9379994921984

Longitude: 68.6470322847817

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Yahya Khel
Town Village
Yahya Khel district, Paktika province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Other inhumane acts
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a bakery shop in Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, near the eastern border with Pakistan. The attack killed six civilians and injured nine others. According to a provincial police official, the bomber apparently targeted police and government employees who were buying bread. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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New York Times

Reuters

No of victims involved
15