2 German Soldiers killed and 2 wounded in Afghanistan

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Two German soldiers and five children were killed in a suicide bombing near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Monday.

Two German soldiers were also wounded and two children who were playing nearby, Provincial governor Mohammad Omar said.

"The blast took place on a main road. This is the work of terrorists. We have arrested two suspects in relation to the incident," he said.

The governor said the attacker on a bicycle blew himself up next to a German army convoy in the Chardara district, five kilometers south of Kunduz city.

The Taliban took responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on its website, saying one of its fighters, identified only as Islamuddin, carried out the attack.

German soldiers have held a memorial service in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz for two Bundeswehr servicemen who were killed in a suicide bombing on Monday. The coffins were later flown to a military air base in Uzbekistan. They are expected to be flown back to their unit in Zweibruecken in Germany's southwest on Wednesday evening.

The two 22 and 25 years old soldiers were also members of the Para Bataillon 263.

May they rest in peace !

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Here`s a picture of the memorial service in Zweibr?cken.

It was attended by Minister of Defence, Dr. Franz Josef Jung and Chief of Staff, General Wolfgang Schneiderhan.

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