3 German soldiers, 4 others killed in Afghan bombing

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, May 19 (Reuters) - Three German soldiers and four civilians were killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, Afghan security officials said.

The bomber struck as the soldiers patrolled the city of Kunduz, said General Nur Mohammad, chief of the Kunduz security department.

Four civilians died in the blast and another 14 people, including two German soldiers, were wounded, another official said.

The German soldiers were patrolling on foot and in a vehicle when the suicide bomber struck.

"Suddenly we heard a big sound. We were frightened," said Aziz, a shopkeeper. "We saw very thick smoke and people rushing to escape."

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[maddezmom]

1. Afghan bomber kills 3 German soldiers, 6 others

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three German soldiers and six civilians in a crowded street market in northern Afghanistan on Saturday in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

It was the deadliest assault on German troops in nearly four years and Berlin's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called it a "brutal terrorist attack." The soldiers had got out of their vehicle to shop when the bomb went off.

To the south, militants in Kapisa province engaged Afghan and foreign forces overnight in a battle in which several dozen Taliban fighters were believed to have been killed, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Taliban insurgents have stepped up attacks in recent weeks following a winter lull. The Taliban has said it has trained hundreds of suicide bombers.


more:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070519/wl_nm/afghan_blast_dc

[David__77]

2. Germany should withdraw.

I thought a lesson of Hitler fascism for Germans was that never again should German troops occupy foreign soil. Guess not...