2 blasts kill 8 U.S. troops in Afghan attacks on foot patrol

2 blasts kill 8 U.S. troops in Afghan attacks
By Deb Riechmann - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 27, 2011 6:20:19 EDT

KABUL, Afghanistan — New details that emerged Friday show that eight U.S. troops who were killed while on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan the day before were hit by two consecutive blasts, with one explosion going off as troops rushed to aid those wounded from the first blast, NATO said.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack in the southern, Kandahar province.

It was the deadliest day for NATO in Afghanistan since April 27, when a veteran Afghan military pilot killed eight U.S. troops and an American civilian contractor at Kabul airport.

The Kandahar attack started as the troops began to inspect a suspicious object they found while patrolling on foot in the mountainous Shorabak district, 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the Pakistan border. The first explosion wounded some of the service members, while the second came as others tried to help the injured, NATO said.
read more here
2 blasts kill 8 U.S. troops in Afghan attacks