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| Italian troops die in Kabul blast | Italian troops die in Kabul blast |
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| At least six Italian soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Italian defence officials say. | At least six Italian soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Italian defence officials say. |
| Reports said two Italian military vehicles were hit by the bomb. At least 38 others were injured in the attack, the Afghan health ministry said. | Reports said two Italian military vehicles were hit by the bomb. At least 38 others were injured in the attack, the Afghan health ministry said. |
| The bomb went off near Kabul's diplomatic quarter in the city centre. | The bomb went off near Kabul's diplomatic quarter in the city centre. |
| The blast comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai reaffirmed his belief in last month's election process. | The blast comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai reaffirmed his belief in last month's election process. |
| August's presidential election has been overshadowed by widespread allegations of fraud. | |
| Bodies | Bodies |
| Eyewitnesses say the blast shook buildings and that a plume of black smoke is now hanging over the area where the explosion occurred. | Eyewitnesses say the blast shook buildings and that a plume of black smoke is now hanging over the area where the explosion occurred. |
| A reporter for the AFP news agency saw six bodies at the scene of the blast. | A reporter for the AFP news agency saw six bodies at the scene of the blast. |
| Two civilians and a soldier with the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) were seen lying by the roadside after the blast, while another foreign soldier was badly burnt, the agency reported. | Two civilians and a soldier with the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) were seen lying by the roadside after the blast, while another foreign soldier was badly burnt, the agency reported. |
| An Isaf spokesman was unable to confirm the casualties, telling AFP: "We have no information about any Nato or Isaf involvement." | An Isaf spokesman was unable to confirm the casualties, telling AFP: "We have no information about any Nato or Isaf involvement." |
| Photographs and television footage of the blast site showed the Italian flag on Isaf armoured vehicles, one of which was destroyed. | Photographs and television footage of the blast site showed the Italian flag on Isaf armoured vehicles, one of which was destroyed. |
| There have been several bomb attacks in Kabul this year. | There have been several bomb attacks in Kabul this year. |
| Shortly before nationwide elections in August, Nato's Kabul headquarters was hit by a suicide car bomb attack which killed seven Afghan civilians. | Shortly before nationwide elections in August, Nato's Kabul headquarters was hit by a suicide car bomb attack which killed seven Afghan civilians. |
| Correspondents said then that the attack underscored the increasingly brazen nature of the Taliban threat. | Correspondents said then that the attack underscored the increasingly brazen nature of the Taliban threat. |
| Are you in Kabul? Did you witness the explosion? Send us your accounts using the form below. | Are you in Kabul? Did you witness the explosion? Send us your accounts using the form below. |
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