KABUL, August 10, SPA -- Six militants are dead after aroadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely, The Associated Press reported. Abdul Zarif, an Afghan official in Zabul province, saysthe six militants were planting the bomb around 3 a.m. Monday in the Naw Bahar district of Zabul when the bombexploded.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/691512