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12 die in suicide bomb blast near Kabul, NATO soldier killed in south
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 | 12:29 AM ET
The Associated Press
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a minibus full of Afghan soldiers south of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20, officials and witnesses said.
The attack came hours after an explosion struck a patrol of NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding two others, the alliance said in a statement.
NATO did not disclose the soldiers' nationalities or the exact location of the attack.
Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a defence ministry spokesman, said six soldiers and six civilians were killed in the attack in Kabul. Four of the civilians were children, said Abdullah Fahim, a health ministry spokesman.
The suicide bomber struck a minibus full of soldiers in the Chihulsutoon area south of Kabul, said Aziz Ahmad, an Afghan army officer at the site of the blast.
The minibus was demolished and its mangled frame was on the side of the road as the wounded were whisked to hospitals.
The blast was the third suicide attack in the city in the last eight days. It follows a similar attack against a NATO convoy on Tuesday that left 22 civilians wounded
12 die in suicide bomb blast near Kabul, NATO soldier killed in south
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 | 12:29 AM ET
The Associated Press
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a minibus full of Afghan soldiers south of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20, officials and witnesses said.
The attack came hours after an explosion struck a patrol of NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding two others, the alliance said in a statement.
NATO did not disclose the soldiers' nationalities or the exact location of the attack.
Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a defence ministry spokesman, said six soldiers and six civilians were killed in the attack in Kabul. Four of the civilians were children, said Abdullah Fahim, a health ministry spokesman.
The suicide bomber struck a minibus full of soldiers in the Chihulsutoon area south of Kabul, said Aziz Ahmad, an Afghan army officer at the site of the blast.
The minibus was demolished and its mangled frame was on the side of the road as the wounded were whisked to hospitals.
The blast was the third suicide attack in the city in the last eight days. It follows a similar attack against a NATO convoy on Tuesday that left 22 civilians wounded
