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| A bomb attack apparently targeting a Nato convoy in Afghanistan has killed at least seven people, two days before the country's presidential election. | A bomb attack apparently targeting a Nato convoy in Afghanistan has killed at least seven people, two days before the country's presidential election. |
| The dead include Nato soldiers and Afghans working for the UN, officials in Kabul say. | The dead include Nato soldiers and Afghans working for the UN, officials in Kabul say. |
| Dozens were also hurt in the blast on the outskirts of Kabul - the second suicide attack in three days. | Dozens were also hurt in the blast on the outskirts of Kabul - the second suicide attack in three days. |
| Militants had threatened to disrupt Thursday's vote in which Hamid Karzai is tipped to be re-elected president. | Militants had threatened to disrupt Thursday's vote in which Hamid Karzai is tipped to be re-elected president. |
| The BBC's Hugh Sykes, in Kabul, says the attacks demonstrate that determined militants can penetrate Kabul's election security. | The BBC's Hugh Sykes, in Kabul, says the attacks demonstrate that determined militants can penetrate Kabul's election security. |
| He says the bombings are likely to make people nervous about going to vote on Thursday. | He says the bombings are likely to make people nervous about going to vote on Thursday. |
| Witnesses said the bomb detonated near a bustling market, and children were among the wounded. | Witnesses said the bomb detonated near a bustling market, and children were among the wounded. |
| "It was a suicide attack... targeting a supply convoy of foreign forces," Kabul police chief Sayed Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada said, according to AFP news agency. | "It was a suicide attack... targeting a supply convoy of foreign forces," Kabul police chief Sayed Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada said, according to AFP news agency. |
| In a statement the UN's envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, said he was "shocked and greatly saddened" at the death of two of his staff members. | |
| "I condemn completely those responsible," he said. | |
| Correspondents say Thursday's vote is taking place amid an upsurge in violence across the country. | Correspondents say Thursday's vote is taking place amid an upsurge in violence across the country. |
| It is Afghanistan's second presidential election since the US-led invasion in 2001 toppled the Taliban regime. | It is Afghanistan's second presidential election since the US-led invasion in 2001 toppled the Taliban regime. |