A minibus carrying foreign tourists, including three Americans, was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding six tourists and their Afghan driver, officials said. The tourists included six Britons, three Americans, two Scots and a German, according to Afghan officials. Officials said the bus was chartered by Hinterland Travel, a British company that operates tours to Afghanistan and Iraq. A grenade struck the bus on a road about 90 miles outside the western city of Herat, in the Chesht-e-Sharif district. The 12 foreigners were able to leap from the vehicle to safety, said Jelani Farhad, spokesman for the Herat governor’s office.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2016 20:03 UTC