Suicide bomber kills 3 Afghan civilians, wounds 12

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed three Afghan civilians and wounded 12 more as he targeted a convoy of foreign troops on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul, on Monday, the private Tolo TV television station said.

British and Italian troops had cordoned off the scene of the blast and firefighters were hosing down the wreckage of a vehicle, a Reuters witness said. A police official said the blast was caused by a suicide bomber traveling in a small car.

(Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by David Fogarty)