Suicide car bomb hits UN convoy in Afghanistan
17/05/2006 - 08:15:02A suicide car bomb exploded near a UN convoy in southern Afghanistan today, killing the attacker, but there were no immediate reports of other casualties.
The attack occurred in Kandahar city, a former Taliban stronghold, as the convoy was travelling to a nearby US-led coalition base, said Thor Yali, a police officer at the scene of the attack.
An Associated Press reporter said he saw parts of the body of the attacker on the road next to a severely damaged UN four-wheel-drive vehicle.
UN spokesman Adrian Edwards said the the matter was being investigated.
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