2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing

2007 bombing in Afghanistan 36.132 68.7 title 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing Afghanistan Baghlan Province location.PNG Baghlan province Puli Khumri, Afghanistan Members of Parliament November 6, 2007 Suicide attack 26 to 78 The 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing occurred on November 6, 2007, when a bomb exploded outside the Baghlan Sugar Factory in Puli Khumri, Afghanistan, while a delegation of Afghan parliamentarians was visiting, killing at least 26 people including several lawmakers.https://www.ariananews.af/baghlan-8th-anniversary-of-15th-aqrab-martyrs-marked/ Baghlan 8th Anniversary Of 15th Aqrab Martyrs Marked Ariana News November 6, 2015 2026-01-29Barker Kim Prison refrain: I wasn't Taliban, but I am now https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-afghan-letter_barker_12nov12-story.html Chicago Tribune 12 November 2008 The event The parliamentarians' visit had coincided with a ceremony to re-open the Baghlan Sugar Factory as part of plans to improve the economy in the northeastern Baghlan Province. Large groups of people, including children and elderly people were lined up to assist in the inauguration of the facility. It is widely believed that the blast was caused by a bomb full of ball-bearings. It is unlikely that a suicide attacker could cause such a massive carnage. Fatalities The exact number of those killed is unconfirmed. Some say between 69 and 78 people died in the bombing.https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/memories-kazemi-12th-anniversary-his-death Memories of Kazemi on the 12th Anniversary of His Death TOLOnews 6 November 2019 2026-01-29https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/mustafa-kazemi%E2%80%99s-11th-death-anniversary-marked-kabul Mustafa Kazemi's 11th Death Anniversary Marked In Kabul TOLOnews 6 November 2018 2026-01-29 Others say at least 26 people were killed and more than 50 wounded.http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghan/index.html Lawmakers among Afghan bomb dead CNN 7 November 2007 7 November 2007 6 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20071107070329/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghan/index.html dead The Associated Press initially reported that 64 were killed while a hospital in Baghlan mentioned that 90 bodies were sent to the hospital with 50 others wounded. An Afghan television station reported that at least 100 were killed.CTV.ca | Bombs targeting Afghan lawmakers kill dozens Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed in the blast, including key opposition figures. The lawmakers killed in the bombing were as follows: Former Commerce Minister Sayed Mustafa Kazemi Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif from Kabul ProvinceBMO | SME Projects » Afghanistan https://web.archive.org/web/20140630215730/http://8km.de/2007/241 June 30, 2014 Abdul Mateen from Helmand Province Al Hajj Sahib Abdul-Rahman Said Rahman Hehmat from Kunar Province Qudrutallah Zaki from Takhar Province All six were members of the ten-member Economics Committee of the National Assembly. It was reported that police officers, children and members of the Department of Agriculture were also killed.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/11/7/afghanistan-mourns-bomb-victims Afghanistan Mourns Bomb Victims Al Jazeera 7 November 2007 Other MPs were said to have been injured. Responsibility There was no claim of responsibility for the blast but there were about 120 suicide attacks in Afghanistan in 2007, most of them blamed on the Taliban movement. A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry blamed the attack on "the enemy of Afghanistan, the enemy of the people of Afghanistan" referring to the militant group. Following the bombing, a Taliban official dismissed any responsibility of the group for the incident. The attacks have worsened since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/11/6/bomber-targets-afghan-mps Bomber targets Afghan MPs Al Jazeera 6 November 2007 2007-11-07 One person was arrested and questioned the following day. According to the BBC, several claims told that it was not a suicide attack and that it was possible a roadside bomb or a rocket attack.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7084785.stm Afghanistan holds funeral for MPs BBC News 8 November 2007 On the same day as the bombing in Baghlan Province, Taliban rockets were fired at an Afghan base near Kandahar during a visit by Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, injuring several soldiers. That incident was likely unrelated to the Baghlan bombing.CTV.ca | MacKay unhurt in rocket attack on Afghan base Reactions Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid while condemning the attack he said: "'The Baghlan explosion was not conducted by the Taliban.'"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/at-least-50-dead-as-bomber-hits-mps-school-visit-399307.html At least 50 dead as bomber hits MPs' school visit The Independent 7 November 2007 2026-01-29 Afghan President Hamid Karzai had immediately condemned the attack by stating: "This heinous act of terrorism is against Islam and humanity and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms[.]"https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21650763 At least 28 killed in attack on Afghan lawmakers NBC News November 6, 2007 "It is the work of the enemies of peace and security in Afghanistan[.]"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7081012.stm Afghan suicide blast 'kills 40' BBC News 6 November 2007 Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Wednesday that targeting innocent people and members of the Afghan Parliament run counter to the Islamic teachings and human values.August 2021 Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay met with Karzai on November 7 to discuss about the ongoing deterioration of the situation. MacKay commented: "Yes, this is an undeniable tragedy and one that has shocked many. And yet this is not going to deter the Afghan people on their road to a stable, democratic, fully functioning society."CTV.ca | MacKay says Karzai 'optimistic' in face of attacks In a statement issued on the same day United States President George W. Bush called the act as "despicable act of cowardice" that "reminds us who the enemy is—extremists with evil in their hearts" and added that the White House will be committed on working with the government of Afghanistan and NATO allies to fight the terrorists who use murder to advance their hateful ideology."Karzai: 41 killed in suicide blast - CNN.com See also List of terrorist incidents References Category:2007 murders in Afghanistan Category:2007 building bombings Category:2007 mass murders Category:November 2007 in Afghanistan Category:21st century in Baghlan Province Category:Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2007 Category:2007 massacres in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:Assassinations in Afghanistan Category:November 2007 crimes in Asia