A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed eight people and wounded at least 28, officials said, in an attack on a convoy of armoured personnel carriers used by the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. The blast hit the NATO coalition convoy during the morning rush hour in one of the busiest areas of Kabul. Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the blast targeted “a convoy of foreign forces passing the area”. A Resolute Support Spokesman, US Navy Captain Bill Salvin, said three US service members were wounded in the attack. The heavily armoured MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles that coalition forces use to travel in Kabul appeared to have suffered only relatively minor external damage, witnesses said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 03, 2017 04:49 UTC