10 killed in attack targeting Afghan leader

KABUL, Afghanistan－A roadside bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday targeted the convoy of the country's first vice-president, killing 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including several of the leader's bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said.

First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh suffered minor burns in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing and the Taliban quickly denied they were behind the attack.

Saleh, who is also Afghanistan's former intelligence chief, said in his first television appearance immediately after the attack that he was fine and had sustained only slight burns. He appeared in the TV footage with bandages on one hand.