Five Afghan security guards killed by bomb

Sky News May 21, 2012

Five Afghan guards with a private security company have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan, a district governor says.

The incident took place in the Shahr-e-Safa district of the volatile southern province of Zabul on Monday, district governor Shadi Khan told DPA.

“The guards’ vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Shahr-e-Safa district while protecting a convoy of the foreign forces,” Khan said.

He said there were no casualties among the foreign soldiers. He refused to disclose the troops’ nationalities