Explosive Hazard / Premature Detonation - Afghan War Diary, 2005 March (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
SECRETEvent summary
"ADDITIONAL EXPLOSION IVO 41R QR 576 016, WITHIN A FAIRLY CROWDED PORTION OF THE CITY. STEEL PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THE SUSPECTED VBIED MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) TRUCKS THAT WERE DRIVING IVO THE BLAST WHEN IT OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THIS IS CURRENTLY UNCONFIRMED. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED 4 X LN KILLED AND 12 X LN WOUNDED; HOWEVER, FURTHER REPORTING INDICATED 5-6 X LN WERE KILLED AND 35-40 X LN WERE WOUNDED. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 13 X LN BEING TREATED AT KAF UPDATE FROM S2 OPERATIONS INITIAL DEBRIEF OF EOD PERSONNEL REGARDING 2 X IED STRIKES IN KANDAHAR CITY: WHEN EOD TEAM ARRIVED AT SUSPECTED VBIED SITE, IT WAS BEING SECURED BY THE ROMANIANS AND OTHER US PERSONNEL. REPORTING FROM LN POPULACE IVO BLAST SITE (THROUGH THE CAT 1 INTERPRETER) INDICATED THAT THE IED WAS POSSIBLY BEING TRANSPORTED BY TWO PERSONNEL ON A MOTORCYCLE WHEN THE BIKE WAS BUMPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE IED TO FALL OFF THE BACK OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND PREMATURELY DETONATE. THE CRATER THAT WAS LEFT WAS 3 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 5-6 INCHES DEEP IN THE ASPHALT."
Event identifier
3E68FA49-D1E6-4B6F-B2BB-B69F20C83FFD
Event category and type
- Category: Premature Detonation
- Type: Explosive Hazard
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 13
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 0
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 4
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 0
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