Suicide bomber attacks foreign troops

KABUL, May 2: A suicide car-bomber attacked foreign troops near the Afghan capital Kabul today, a private Afghan television station reported.

Initial reports suggested only the suicide bomber was killed, Tolo TV said.

Spokesman for U S-led troops and a NATO peacekeeping force in Afghanistan said they had no information about any attack.

Violence has intensified in Afghanistan in recent months with scores of people killed in clashes and roadside and suicide blasts.

REUTERS