(Xinhua) -- A suicide attacker exploded his explosive-laden vehicle Monday afternoon as a foreign troops' convoy was passing by in Shindand district of western Afghan province Herat, killing four civilians and wounding 12 others, a police official said. The official, a spokesman for police department in western zone of Afghanistan who identified himself by Ahmadi, told Xinhua that the blast occurred at some 5 p.m. local time and was against the local-based foreign troops, but causing no casualties to the passing-by military convoy.
The Taliban took the responsibility.
Press offices of both the U.S.-led Coalition forces and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) while reached by Xinhua provided no related information.