Suicide blast hits Canadian convoy in Afghanistan, child killed

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Suicide blast hits Canadian convoy in Afghanistan, child killed


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFX) - A suicide bomber in a pick-up truck blew himself up near a Canadian military convoy in volatile southern Afghanistan today, killing an Afghan child, a provincial governor said.

It was the second suicide attack in a week in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, further raising fears that rebels are being influenced by Iraq-style tactics against foreign targets.

The Canadian force said three soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack on a three-jeep convoy on the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar, the birthplace of the ousted Taliban regime.

Kandahar province governor Asadullah Khalid told reporters the attack was targeted at the Canadians.