Kabul terrorist act kills at least six peacekeepers

According to preliminary information, six peacekeepers have been killed and 16 wounded as a result of blasting a bus with peacekeepers in Kabul.

An unidentified explosive device came into action outside, not inside the bus.

The tragedy happened 5 kilometers east of the center of the Afghan capital on a highway leading southwards near a base with German and Dutch servicemen. The bus was running from the airport to Kabul. Representatives of the peacekeepers forces' command have confirmed the fact of explosion and death of German soldiers. A precise number of victims has not yet been cited.

The law enforcement forces have fully blocked the region where the blast has sounded. Only ambulances and peacekeepers' vehicles are being allowed in.