Kandahar suicide attack kills 15

Published: Aug. 18, 2007 at 11:41 PM

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A suicide attack aimed at a convoy operated by a U.S. contractor killed 15 people Saturday in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

The four-vehicle convoy was preparing to set out for Helmand Province when a bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle at it, the BBC reported. Many of the dead were civilians, including passengers in a minibus that happened to be in the area.

The bombing was the second suicide attack in Kandahar in two days. A district governor and his three children were killed in an attack Friday.

Kandahar is the southern headquarters of the NATO operation in Afghanistan, but the area around the city is also a Taliban stronghold.

© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Woods in tie for Australian Masters lead
Bourdy alone at top at Hong Kong Open
MLS: Los Angeles 2, Houston 0 (OT)
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
NBA: Denver 105, LA Lakers 79
NBA: Sacramento 109, Houston 100
fark
"You see an advertisement saying 'try it for free' for very little money, but soon after, you get...
Cops who found magic mushroom grow house give up on counting them all, say it would be easier if...
Dramatic exposé on the "Golden Girls", how one show turned a generation of boys into homosexuals;...
Photoshop what this woman is holding
Merlot the cat, who went missing 17 months ago when he was less than a year old, has returned home...
Middle school teacher resigns job she held for 22 years, after she's caught stealing small amounts...