2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack

2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack
Part of the Taliban insurgency
Kabul Serena Hotel
Location	Kabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates	34°31′12″N 69°10′40″E / 34.52°N 69.1777°E / 34.52; 69.1777
Date	January 14, 2008 (UTC+4:30)
Target	Senior foreign military officers
Attack type	Car bombing, suicide attack, mass shooting
Weapons	Bomb, explosive belt, gun
Deaths	7[1]
Injured	6
Perpetrators	Taliban

The 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack was an attack on the gym of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 14, 2008, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.

A Norwegian delegation under Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. The attack claimed six lives, including Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen. Six others were also injured.

The Kabul Serena Hotel is a five-star hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, belonging to Serena Hotels, designed by the Montreal-based Group Arcop Architects and since its reopening in 2005 has been used by international media crews and politicians. The hotel also houses the Australian embassy in Afghanistan.^[2]