Remote-Controlled Bicycle Bomb Kills Civilian in Ghazni Province (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ غبرگولی ۱۱
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Ghazni: Ghazni City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.553649501162

Longitude: 68.4306428259085

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ghazni City
Town Village
Ghazni City, Ghazni
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 31, 2016, a remotely detonated bomb placed on a bicycle exploded in eastern Ghazni Province. The attack killed one civilian and wounded 12 people, including a local policeman. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Rich Text

Nashville News Channel

No of victims involved
13