Posted at 4:45 a.m., Sunday, June 17, 2007
Huge bomb blast in Kabul kills at least 35 people
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — An enormous bomb ripped through a police academy bus at Kabul's busiest transportation hub Sunday, killing at least 35 people in the deadliest insurgent attack in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. The Taliban claimed responsibility.The thunderous explosion in Kabul, which sheared the metal sides and roof off the bus, leaving only a charred skeleton, represented a leap in scale from previous Taliban or al-Qaida bombings here, raising the specter of an increase in Iraq-style attacks in Afghanistan.
In the country's south, a roadside explosion killed three soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition and their Afghan interpreter. The brief statement about the southern blast did not disclose the soldiers' nationalities. The U.S.-led coalition is comprised of special forces soldiers from several nations; most are American.
