A suicide attacker blew himself up at a hospital opening ceremony in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, wounding at least two NATO soldiers and a health worker, the provincial governor said.
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Security forces had blocked the attacker from approaching a crowd of about 150 people who had gathered for the ceremony in Khost city. He was shot in the leg before he detonated his bomb, said Gov. Arsalah Jamal.
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Two American soldiers and an Afghan health worker were wounded, Jamal said.
Sgt. 1st Class Dean Welch, a NATO spokesman, said a number of NATO troops were wounded in the blast, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately known. He did not give their nationalities.














