Afghan official: suicide bomb attack kills 3
Posted by warvictims on November 21, 2008
By NOOR KHAN
The Associated Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber drove his car into the gate of an army base in southern Afghanistan on Friday and detonated his explosives, killing three civilians, a provincial official said.
The bombing in Shajoy district of Zabul province also seriously wounded four Afghan army soldiers, Deputy Gov. Gulab Shah Alikhail said. The attacker died in the explosion, he added.
The incident follows a report by the U.S. military that Afghan and coalition forces killed four militants in a firefight north of Kabul on Thursday.
The fighting broke out when troops from the U.S.-led coalition were searching a compound associated with Hizb-e-Islami, an Islamic faction led by warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, U.S. forces said in a statement.
People barricaded in the compound fired on the troops. Coalition and Afghan forces returned fire — killing four people and capturing three others, according to the statement.
Thursday’s clash occurred in northern Kapisa province’s Tagab district. Provincial Police Chief Matyullah Safi confirmed the four deaths and that they were members of Hizb-e-Islami.
U.S. forces said they also detained five suspected militants in a separate strike in Khost province on Thursday.
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