Suicide bomber kills eight in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber that targeted a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan today has killed eight civilians and wounded three others…

A suicide car bomber that targeted a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan today has killed eight civilians and wounded three others.

The attack in Kandahar city also damaged two Nato and two civilian vehicles, said Abdul Wasae, a police official at the scene.

There were no immediate reports of Nato casualties from the blast.

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