1 dies in attack on U.S. convoy in KabulBy FISNIK ABRASHI, Associated Press Writer
14 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber attacked a three-vehicle
U.S. Embassy convoy on a notoriously dangerous road in the Afghan
capital on Monday, killing an Afghan teenager and wounding five
embassy security personnel, officials said.
The blast propelled one of the armored SUVs across the road, which
is often the site of bombings and rocket attacks. The two other
vehicles were also damaged, and flames shot through the wreckage
of the suicide car bomb.
A 15-year-old Afghan on the side of the road was killed, said Hasib
Arian, the district police chief.
Five U.S. Embassy security personnel were injured, one seriously,
said Col. Tom Collins, the spokesman for NATO's International
Security Assistance Force. The U.S. ambassador, Ronald Neumann,
was not in the convoy, said embassy spokesman Joe Mellott.
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