Four German soldiers killed in suicide attack

Four German soldiers were killed and nine others seriously injured when a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in an attack on peacekeepers in Afghanistan today, German Defence Minister Peter Struck said.

The blast, which occurred early today when a car bomber drove up to a bus carrying 33 peacekeepers to the Afghan International Airport to depart for Germany, was the deadliest attack yet on the international force in Afghanistan, he said.