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Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital
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A suicide car bomber has attacked a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing four people, police say. A suicide car bomber has killed four people and wounded five in an attack on a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
The attack took place in the morning rush hour near a bus station, Kabul's deputy police chief, Zalmay Oriakhel, told the BBC. One of those wounded in the attack, which took place in the morning rush hour near a bus station, is said to be a foreign national.
Witnesses said the blast caused carnage and damaged nearby shops. Witnesses say the blast caused carnage and damaged nearby shops.
Taleban militants frequently attack foreign troops in Afghanistan but attacks in Kabul are less common.Taleban militants frequently attack foreign troops in Afghanistan but attacks in Kabul are less common.
In the latest attack, the bomber was reportedly driving a taxi packed with explosives. In Saturday's attack, the bomber was reportedly driving a taxi packed with explosives.
The unidentified foreign national was "slightly wounded", Alishah Paktiawal, head of the city police's criminal department, told the AFP news agency.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says it was not immediately clear whether this was a convoy of the Nato-led force, Isaf, or the US-led anti-insurgency coalition, both of which have large bases in the capital.The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says it was not immediately clear whether this was a convoy of the Nato-led force, Isaf, or the US-led anti-insurgency coalition, both of which have large bases in the capital.
On Friday, two attacks in southern Afghanistan also targeted convoys of foreign troops.On Friday, two attacks in southern Afghanistan also targeted convoys of foreign troops.
Six children were killed in one of the attacks. Three other civilians and a Nato soldier were also reportedly killed. One bomb killed 10 people, including five Afghan children, four Afghan adult civilians and a Dutch Nato soldier.