Roadside bomb hits Nato peacekeepers convoy

A roadside bomb hit a convoy of Nato peacekeepers in north-eastern Afghanistan on Friday, damaging one vehicle but hurting no one, an official said.

The blast happened at 10am in Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, and the second of three vehicles in the convoy sustained minor damage, said Lt Riccardo Cristoni of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force.

Cristoni would not reveal the nationality of the people travelling in the convoy, but said that German personnel run the so-called provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in the province.

The German Defence Ministry confirmed the explosion.

Provincial deputy governor Shams-ul Rahman said the remote-control bomb was planted by a bridge built under the auspices of the PRT.

He said police were investigating the bombing but had not made any arrests.