Three Germans killed in blast near Afghan capital

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Three Germans killed in blast near Afghan capital
15 Aug 2007 09:02:09 GMT

KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Three Germans travelling in a
diplomatic convoy were killed and one was wounded in a
roadside bomb blast near the Afghan capital Kabul on
Wednesday, the local police chief said.

Baryali Parwani, chief of police of the Bagrami district,
southeast of Kabul, said the convoy was hit by a remote-
controlled roadside bomb.

A white four-wheel-drive vehicle was totally destroyed
by the blast on a dirt track leading to a NATO and Afghan
army training base. German and French troops cordoned
off the area.

A spokesman for the NATO-led International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed there was an attack
on a German embassy convoy on the outskirts of Kabul,
but could not comment on any casualties.

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[Eugene]

1. 3 German policemen killed in Afghan blast-minister

Source: Reuters

3 German policemen killed in Afghan blast-minister
15 Aug 2007 11:08:11 GMT
Source: Reuters

BERLIN, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Three German police officers
charged with protecting the German ambassador were killed
in a blast in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Germany's interior
minister said.

"Based on what we know so far the officers drove over a
bomb on their way to a training session," minister
Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a statement. "The explosion
was so strong that it had deadly consequences."

A fourth policemen was injured. His wounds were not life-
threatening, Schaeuble said.

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