Two Americans, five Afghans killed in suicide attack

(6 Dec 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of area where incident occurred 2. Various of NATO soldiers and Afghan police at scene 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Captain Howard Chafe, spokesman for the Canadian troops in the area: "Two from Afghanistan, and one person from outside the country. There has also been a further four casualties." 4. Close up of NATO soldier on armoured vehicle 5. Various of NATO soldiers and Afghan police at scene STORYLINE A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and five Afghans, an official and witnesses said. The bomber hit the men as they came out of the Kandahar compound of the USPI security company, said an official with the company. Three others were wounded, he said. The area where the attack happened is located opposite the Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team inside Kandahar city. Earlier, a Canadian military spokesman at the scene said that one foreigner and two Afghans were killed. He could not be reached to confirm the new figures. The blast was the sixth suicide attack in Kandahar province in the last nine days. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...