Afghanistan Suicide Attack Kills 10

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Sat, May 19, 2007 8:58AM

A suicide attacker detonated himself next to German soldiers shopping in a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 10 people and wounding 16, officials said.

Three Germans were killed and two wounded in the attack in the city of Kunduz, said Gen. Noor Mohammad Omarkhail, the deputy police chief for Kunduz province. Seven civilians were killed and 13 wounded, including seven seriously, said Azizullah Safer, the director of the provincial health department. One translator working for the Germans was also wounded.

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§German troops die in Afghanistan

by BBC (reposted)

Sat, May 19, 2007 9:53AM

Three German soldiers were among nine people killed in a suicide bomb attack in northern Afghanistan.

At least 14 people were injured in the blast which happened when the troops were conducting a foot patrol in Kunduz city, in the province of the same name.

An Afghan interpreter working with the troops was among those killed, and two Germans were among the injured.

About 3,000 German troops are based in northern Afghanistan as part of the Nato forces in the country.

Witnesses say a suicide bomber on foot targeted the German patrol as they walked through a shopping district in the city.

"Suddenly we heard a big sound. We were frightened," Aziz, a shopkeeper, was quoted by Reuters as saying. "We saw very thick smoke and people rushing to escape."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "These perfidious murders fill us all with disgust and horror."

She expressed her "deepest sympathies" to the relatives of the German and Afghan victims, but said such incidents would not deter Germany from its reconstruction mission.

US troops hurt

On 16 April, a Taleban suicide bomber attacked a group of policemen doing morning exercises in Kunduz, killing nine and injuring 25.

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