Suicide Attack Near Stadium Kills Four People in Lashkargah, Helmand (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ کب ۱۲
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Near Ghazi Ayub Khan Stadium, Lashkargah, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On March 3, 2018, a suicide bomber struck near the Ghazi Ayub Khan Stadium in Lashkargah as people were leaving, killing four people and injuring six others. According to Omar Zwak, spokesman for Helmand's governor, the attack targeted civilians in a public area during a time when crowds were dispersing from the stadium.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

BBC

No of victims involved
10