November 13, 2009

6 hurt in suicide bombing near US base in Afghanistan

KABUL: The Taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing attack that wounded at least six people near Camp Phoenix, a logistics support base for U.S. forces just outside Kabul.

NATO said the suicide bombing occurred at 8 a.m. (0330 GMT) Friday. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told foreign news agency the attack was carried out by a car suicide bomber and targeted an international military convoy.
Abdul Ghafar Sayed Zada, chief of criminal investigation for Kabul police, said three civilians and three foreigners were injured.

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