Monday – 5 March 2012: Reflecting continuing tensions over the burning of Korans at Bagram air base, a suicide bomber tried Monday to breach an outer gate of the U.S.-run installation north of Afghanistan’s capital.
The attack killed two laborers who were leaving the base, the provincial governor said. The Taliban claimed responsibility in a text message sent to journalists. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a number of violent incidents that took place as riots rocked the country last month over the inadvertent burning of mutilated copies of the Koran at Bagram.
Monday’s bombing took place as many workers were leaving the base. The bomber ran toward a security gate and detonated his explosives. Four workers were wounded, he said.