Two US soldiers among 10 killed in Kabul suicide blast

An American military convoy was the target of a massive suicide car bombing that killed at least 10 people including two US soldiers in the Afghan capital today.

The blast near the US Embassy compound in Kabul tore a military vehicle into two burning chunks and scattered debris and body parts over a 50-yard radius.

Two American soldiers were among the dead and two more were among the wounded, said US military spokeswoman Lt. Tamara Lawrence.

Interior Ministry spokesman Yousef Stanezai said eight Afghan civilians were killed and 15 wounded. He said the attacker also died.

The attack, caused by a suicide car bomber, had targeted an American military convoy, said Sgt. Chris Miller, a US military spokesman.

The bodies of two soldiers were lying yards from the vehicle.

The explosion took place about 50 yards from Kabul’s landmark Massoud Square in Kabul, next to the main gate of the heavily-fortified US Embassy compound.

Dozens of US and British soldiers cordoned off the scene as investigators sifted through the wreckage of the charred military vehicle.