2006 Al-Ahsan Base attack
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2006 Al-Ahsan Base attack | |
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Part of global terrorism | |
Location | Sul-Ajman, Sulifa |
Date | June 5th, 2006 10:01 |
Target | Al-Ahsan Airbase |
Weapons | Car bombs |
Deaths | 18 |
Non-fatal injuries | 122 |
Perpetrators | Al-Fijar |
Motive | Opposition to foreign troops in Sulifa |
The 2006 Al-Ahsan Base attack, was a series of coordinated bombings against the Al-Ahsan airbase in Sul-Ajman, Sulifa, on the morning of June 5th, 2006. The bombings were perpetrated by Al-Fijar affiliated terrorists, and the attack claimed 18 lives and wounded more than 122 people. 3 Zamastanian and 2 Caspiaan soldiers were killed in the bombings.
In the aftermath of the attack, the Zamastanian Armed Forces and Emmirian Armed Forces sought the identified bombers, Mohammad Rash Il'Obin and Terhik Ur Abal, and they were captured by Zamastanian special forces in northeast Emmiria four days after the attack. president Cassious Castovia appointed federal prosecutor Arthur Davidson to investigate and prosecute the bombers.