A homicide car bomber targeted a private U.S. security firm Sunday in southern Afghanistan, killing up to four Afghans working for the company and wounding another, police said.The security firm, U.S. Protection and Investigations, said that a homicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up near a convoy, killing two employees and wounding another.
Mohammad Asif Khan, a policeman in Kandahar province's Spin Boldak district, said the attack occurred on a main highway in the district, where the company was providing security for road construction projects. Three security guards were killed, along with their driver, Khan said. The differing death tolls could not immediately be reconciled.
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