Pages

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Five Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide attack

Five Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide attack
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 18, 2010 8:25 a.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Five Americans among 6 ISAF service members killed
Suicide car bomb also kills 12 civilians, wounds 48, officials say
Taliban claim responsibility for attack near military recruiting post
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Five U.S. service members were among the 18 people killed in a suicide car bombing Tuesday in Kabul, a U.S. defense official confirmed.

Women, children and a NATO-led soldier also were killed when the bomb exploded near a registration center for Afghan Army recruits, officials said.

The attack occurred near an International Security Assistance Force military convoy on a busy road, ISAF said.

Along with the international service members, at least 12 civilians were killed and 48 others were injured, local medical officials said.

read more here

Five Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide attack

No comments:

Post a Comment

If it is not helpful, do not be hurtful. Spam removed so do not try putting up free ad.