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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 02:53 AM
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Suicide attack on US embassy convoy in Kabul
KABUL (AFP) - A suicide attacker drove an explosives-filled car into a US embassy convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul Monday, wounding some embassy staff and at least one child, officials said.

The attack on the road to the eastern city of Jalalabad was the first suicide bombing inside Kabul this year, after several deadly blasts last year blamed on Taliban insurgents.

"There was a vehicle-borne IED (improvised explosive device) that struck a US embassy convoy on Jalalabad Road," embassy spokesman Joe Mellot told AFP.

"There were some injuries, including one seriously injured who has been evacuated for treatment."

Ambassador Ronald Neumann was not in the convoy, he said.

An investigator at the scene and an eyewitness told AFP they had seen one child being taken to hospital by ambulance.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestblastsuicide_070319072137
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 03:24 AM
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1. Reuters: Suicide bomber hits U.S. embassy convoy in Kabul
Suicide bomber hits U.S. embassy convoy in Kabul
19 Mar 2007 08:10:18 GMT
Source: Reuters

-snip-

KABUL, March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. embassy convoy was hit by a suicide
car bomber in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, resulting in the
deaths of some people, police said.

It was not immediately known if the dead included American nationals, but
an embassy spokesman said U.S. Ambassador Ronald Neumann was not
in the convoy.

Several embassy officials and pedestrians were wounded, spokesman Joe
Mellocc said, adding that the injuries of some officials were "serious".

Earlier, a police officer at the scene said he thought some people were killed.
But Mellocc said he was unaware of any deaths.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL33176.htm

Also: US officials hit by Kabul blast - BBC
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 08:51 AM
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2. AP: 1 dies in attack on U.S. convoy in Kabul
1 dies in attack on U.S. convoy in Kabul

By 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.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-19-07 11:03 AM
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3. US embassy officials bombed in Kabul
A number of US embassy officials were wounded and a 15-year-old Afghan civilian killed when a Taleban suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a convoy in Kabul this morning.

The explosion took place as the convoy made its way through a road located two miles from the embassy, scattering debris around the motorcade as well as passing pedestrians.

Joe Mellott, a US embassy spokesman, told the AP news agency that several American embassy officials were wounded in the incident, one seriously. He confirmed that Ronald Neumann, the US Ambassador, was not in the convoy.

Local police later confirmed that a 15-year-old passerby had died in the blast, while several civilians were injured.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1537135.ece
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