KABUL, September 27, SPA -- A suicide car bomb explosion targeting Afghanistan's energy minister killed four civilians Sunday,while attacks and a violent storm killed six internationaltroops, including three French and two American forces,officials said. The convoy carrying Energy Minister Ismail Khan, apowerbroker in the western region of Herat, was headed tothe airport when a suicide car bomb exploded outside a highschool, said Raouf Ahmadi, a police spokesman. Ahmadi saidfour civilians died and 17 people were wounded, includingfour of Khan's bodyguards. He said Khan escaped unharmed and arrived safely at theairport, according to a report of The Associated Press. www.spa.gov.sa/703662