KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A bomb exploded next to a U.S. military convoy in eastern Afghanistan, killing two American soldiers and wounding a third, the military said Saturday.

An Afghan interpreter was also wounded in the attack on Friday in Urgun district in Paktika province, the military said. The wounded were evacuated by helicopter to a U.S. base for treatment.

The names of the dead were withheld pending notification of their family.

Indonesian bomb suspects arrested

POSO, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesian police said Saturday they have arrested 17 suspects in last weekend’s bombings in a Christian town that killed 20 people.

None of the 17 – including the head of a local prison, three prisoners and an Islamic junior high school master – have been formally charged over the twin blasts at a bustling market in Tentena, Central Sulawesi.

Brig. Gen. Aryanto Sutadi, chief of Central Sulawesi police, said two more suspects are being sought. The 17 arrested included the two who carried out the bombings in Tentena, he said.

Truck fires kill two in tunnel

MODANE, France (AP) – A truck loaded with tires and another carrying glue caught fire along with four other vehicles Saturday inside an Alpine tunnel between France and Italy, killing at least two people, officials said.

One victim was a truck driver who had fled his vehicle and ran about a half-mile through heavy smoke to a safety zone before collapsing, said French regional official Sylvaine Astic. The body of a second person was found in the same area, she said.

Decker said a total of six vehicles were burned – four trucks and two fire vehicles.

Traffic through the eight-mile-long tunnel was halted as firefighters rushed into the passage, the national highway information center said. Authorities said the tunnel was fully evacuated, with only firefighters inside putting out the remnants of the blaze.

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