The group was around 25 km (16 miles) from the province's administrative center when the rocket struck around 11 a.m. local time (2:30 a.m. The injured were among a party of 11 tourists riding in two vans when the rocket struck. Jilani Farhad, a spokesman for Herat's governor, said the tourists were from the United States, Britain and Germany. Story highlights The tourists are from the United States, Britain and GermanyThe convoy hit was accompanied by Afghan Security Force vehicles(CNN) Six tourists traveling in Herat province in western Afghanistan were injured Thursday when a rocket struck the vans they were traveling in, according to Afghan Army spokesman Najibullah Najibi. The convoy was accompanied by Afghan Security Force vehicles, he added.

Source: CNN August 04, 2016 09:44 UTC