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Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, US officials say. Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in south-eastern Afghanistan, US officials say.
The suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest as he carried out the attack at a military base in Khost province, CNN reported. The suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest as he carried out the attack at a forward operating base in Khost province, CNN reported.
Details about the attack are still emerging and it was not clear how many people had been injured.Details about the attack are still emerging and it was not clear how many people had been injured.
It was also unclear whether the victims of the bombing were military or civilian personnel. One unnamed US official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that all of those killed were civilians.
And a spokesman for Isaf, the international Nato force in Afghanistan, said that "no US and no Isaf military personnel were killed or injured" in the incident.