A roadside bomb wounded a senior police official and three Afghan soldiers Wednesday near a U.S. base in the southern city of Kandahar, police said. The Afghan policeman and soldiers were driving by when the bomb exploded close to a U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team base, where dozens of American forces are deployed to provide security and promote development work. No one else was hurt. The bomb was triggered by a timing device, said police chief Muhammad Salim who suffered minor shrapnel injuries in the blast. He spoke to reporters in a local hospital. The three soldiers were also only slightly wounded. It was unclear who was behind the blast. Insurgents often launch attacks against U.S.-coalition forces, aid workers and officials of the U.S.-backed Afghan government.
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