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Suicide bomber attacks convoy west of Kabul
A suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy west of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing himself, but no troops or civilians were killed, a provincial police chief said.
- AP
- Published: 20:18 August 30, 2008
Kabul: A suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy west of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing himself, but no troops or civilians were killed, a provincial police chief said.
A spokesman for the Nato-led force in Kabul could not immediately confirm the blast.
The attack happened a day after US-led coalition troops killed several militants in clashes and airstrikes in the neighbouring Kapisa province to the north.
The coalition said its troops targeted insurgents in Kapisa's Nijrab district, sparking a clash in which militants retaliated.
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