Suicide bomber strikes convoy near U.S. base in Kabul; 6 wounded
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Friday, November 13, 2009; 8:37 AM
KABUL -- A suicide bomber blew up a car alongside a convoy driving near an American military base in Kabul, wounding six people Friday morning, according to Afghan police.
The attack occurred about 8 a.m. outside Camp Phoenix while a convoy of sport-utility vehicles was driving outside the base perimeter, said Abdul Ghafar Sayed Zada, chief of criminal investigations for the Kabul police. A sedan swerved into the convoy before exploding, according to witnesses. The convoy may have been carrying civilians, but military vehicles were also in the area, witnesses said.
"We heard a huge sound, a very dangerous sound," said Jalil Ahmad, a gas station attendant who was taking tea nearby when the bomb went off.
The blast wounded three Americans and three Afghans, according to police. Traffic was relatively light when the bomb detonated because Friday is a day off in Afghanistan.
A U.S. military spokesman said authorities were still collecting information about the bombing and could not confirm the casualty figures. Authorities blocked off the road around the site but destroyed vehicles were visible.
The road passing Camp Phoenix on the dusty outskirts of Kabul has become an increasingly dangerous area. Military and other vehicles for international organizations regularly traverse the road to reach their compounds. A similar attack outside Camp Phoenix two days before Afghanistan's presidential election in August killed about 10 people.
