Suicide blast in Afghanistan kills eight

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Source: AFP

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - A suicide car bomber targeting an international military convoy in Afghanistan Thursday killed eight civilians and injured two dozen people, including three foreign troops, officials said.

Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack in the southern city and former rebel stronghold of Kandahar, on the road to the city's airport which is home to thousands of Western soldiers.

"Eight people have been killed and 24 others including two policemen were injured. It was a suicide bombing," provincial police chief Sayed Agha Saqeb told AFP at the site of the blast.

He said the explosion occurred as a foreign convoy passed through the area.

A spokesman with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said three foreign soldiers were injured in the blast but declined to give their nationalities.



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1. Scumbags

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2. Jesus, more tragic news... Thanks for posting. K&R. n/t