At least 14 killed in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police, and wounded 37 in Afghanistan's volatile eastern Khost province on Monday, a NATO spokeswoman and local officials said.

Six civilians and an Afghan interpreter also died in the attack.

A witness told Reuters a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform struck as U.S. soldiers patrolled the city of Khost. A NATO spokeswoman confirmed only that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.

Provincial Governor Abdul Jabar Nahimi said the bomber had been riding a motorcycle packed with explosives and 37 civilians were wounded in the blast.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/uk-afghanistan-blast-idUKBRE89007L20121001

[littlemissmartypants]

1. ...suicide bomber wearing a police uniform

the new definition of a secret agent.

[Iggy]

2. WEAK...

a recent attack killed two of our good people-- we're now at over 2,000 dead Americans
in the Graveyard of Empires.

the bad news: we're not actually leaving in 2014.

[xchrom]

3. Du rec. Nt

[Eugene]

4. Afghan authorities raise death toll to 20 in motorcycle bombing

Source: Los Angeles Times

Afghan authorities raise death toll to 20 in motorcycle bombing

October 1, 2012 | 10:10 am

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan authorities raised the death toll in a suicide bombing Monday to at least 20 people, including three coalition soldiers they identified as Americans.

The attack occurred when a bomber aboard a motorcycle rammed into a convoy of NATO and Afghan forces carrying out a joint patrol in the eastern city of Khowst, local authorities said. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred about 8:30 a.m. in the middle of a bustling plaza.

Abdul Jabar Nahimi, governor for Khowst province, said the blast killed 10 Afghan civilians and six Afghan police officers, in addition to the three Americans and an Afghan interpreter. More than 60 other people were injured, including three Afghan police officers.

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Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/afghanistan-motorcycle-suicide-bombing-death-toll-20.html