KABUL, Afghanistan, May 19, SPA -- A suicide attacker blew himself up next to German soldiers shopping in a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding 16, officials said. Three Germans were killed and two wounded in the attack, said Gen. Noor Mohammad Omarkhail, the deputy provincial police chief. Five civilians were killed and 13 wounded, including seven seriously, said Azizullah Safer, the director of the provincial health department. Onetranslator working for the Germans was also wounded. A statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed that three ISAF soldiers were killed and two wounded in the attack, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/451152