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| Suicide bomber hits Afghan convoy | |
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| A suicide bomber has attacked a convoy of foreign soldiers in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing a soldier and wounding several people. | |
| Police said a French soldier was killed and several Afghans were injured in the blast. There is no confirmation from the Nato-led security force, Isaf. | |
| The attack damaged a civilian bus. | |
| Suicide bombings have soared in recent months. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters. | Suicide bombings have soared in recent months. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters. |
| "The foreign national killed is a French Isaf soldier. Some Afghan civilians have been wounded," news agency AFP quoted Ali Shah Paktiawal, the head of the Kabul police force's anti-crime branch, as saying. | |
| The French military, which has around 1,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, confirmed that its soldiers were struck. | |
| "One of them died," squadron leader Jean-Philippe Mouille was quoted by AFP as saying. | |
| Eyewitnesses said an Isaf vehicle overturned on impact. | Eyewitnesses said an Isaf vehicle overturned on impact. |
| "I heard a big blast followed by thick smoke. I laid down on the ground," eyewitness Gul Mohammad said. |