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| Afghanistan: Taliban behind failed attack on Italian convoy |
| 2008-09-09 |
| (AKI) - The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a failed suicide attack that targeted an Italian military convoy in the western Afghan province of Herat on Sunday. A suicide bomber blew himself up in a bid to target the convoy a few kilometres from the city of Herat in the province as they were returning to their base. But jihadi forums have disputed the damage caused by the attack. In a message published on jihadi forums by Qari Muhammad Yusuf, said "at 11 a.m. a hero of the Islamic emirate, Mujahid Shir, attacked a convoy of NATO forces occupying the area of Hud Karbaz near the city of Herat". While the Italian government said no one was injured in the bomb attack, the Taliban has told its sympathisers on the web that "two of the convoy vehicles were destroyed and six soldiers on board were killed and another six were injured". The Taliban also claimed to have carried out a second suicide attack in a nearby province against the secret services of the Afghan government. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Taliban has told its sympathisers on the web that "two of the convoy vehicles were destroyed and six soldiers on board were killed and another six were injured". Not without verification by the UN, their not. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-09-09 11:04 |