2008 Khost suicide bombing
The 2008 Khost suicide bombing occurred on 3 March 2008, when German-born Turkish citizen Cüneyt Çiftçi blew himself up in front of the Sabari District Center in Khost Province, Afghanistan, killing US soldiers Stephen Koch (23) and Robert Rapp (22) and two Afghans. Uzbek Islamist group Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) claimed responsibility for having used 4.5 tons of explosives for what was described as an "enormous blast" and publishing a film of the explosion.
| 2008 Khost suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
Location of Khost Province in Afghanistan | |
| Location | Yakubi, Khost Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | 3 March 2008 |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic Jihad Union |
| Assailant | Cüneyt Çiftçi from Ansbach, Germany |
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