January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack

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, aid workers and journalists; two gunmen then entered the building and began "shooting indiscriminately."[1] 21 people were slain.[2]

January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Date14 January 2014
Attack type
Suicide bombing, mass shooting
WeaponsBomb, guns
Deaths21 (+1 bomber)
PerpetratorsTaliban

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

Casualties

Victims by nationality
Nationality[3] Dead
 Afghanistan 8
 Lebanon 2
 United Kingdom 2
 Canada 2
 United States 2
 Denmark 1
 Malaysia 1
 Russia 1
 Pakistan 1
 Somalia 1
Total 21

References

  1. "Suicide bomb attack on Kabul restaurant 'kills 14'". BBC. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (21 January 2014). "In Memoriam: Alexandros Petersen, Murdered By The Taliban In Kabul". Forbes. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Kabul restaurant attack: Three UN staff and local IMF head among 21 dead". TheGuardian.com. 18 January 2014.
  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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