Kabul car bomb kills 2 NATO troops, 4 contractors
By AMIR SHAH and KATHY GANNON, Associated Press
May 16, 2013 5:42 AM CDT
Kabul car bomb kills 2 NATO troops, 4 contractors
An Afghan fireman stands next to the debris of a car at the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 16, 2013. A Muslim militant group, Hizb-e-Islami, claimed responsibility for the early morning attack, killing many in the explosion and wounding tens,...   (Associated Press)

NATO says two of its service members and four civilian contractors were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a convoy belonging to the military alliance in the Afghan capital.

At least two children also died in Thursday's powerful explosion in eastern Kabul. The attacker rammed a car packed with explosives into the convoy as it passed the home of an Afghan lawmaker.

NATO has not confirmed the nationality of the killed troops and contractors.

A Muslim militant group, Hizb-e-Islami, claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group says it struck an American convoy on Thursday and that it has formed a special "martyrdom" unit to attack foreign troops.

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