Several civilians injured in Afghan suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomber in a vehicle targeted a foreign convoy in Kabul today, wounding several people, Afghan officials said.

The bomber struck near the city's airport, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemari Bashary said.

Several people were wounded in the blast, Mr Bashary said. There were no reports of deaths, he said.

The attack, which targeted a Nato convoy, wounded 10 civilians passing nearby, officials said.

The bombing came as visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates planned to meet with President Hamid Karzai and other officials in the capital, Kabul.

The bomber struck a two-vehicle convoy belonging to Nato's International Security Assistance Force near the city's airport, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said.

Ten civilians who were riding in a minibus near the blast were wounded, said Ghulam Rasool, a police officer.

There were no casualties in the Nato convoy, said Lt Col Thomas Dillschneider, an ISAF spokesman.