Suicide bomber kills 2 Danish soldiers in Afghanistan

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed two Danish soldiers in Afghanistan and wounded another on Monday, the Danish Army Central Command said.

The army said the soldiers were working on a reconstruction project in the town of Gereshk, west of Kandahar, when they were attacked.

Denmark has about 550 soldiers in Afghanistan. Eight have died in combat so far, while three others were killed while trying to dismantle a mine.

(Reporting by Gelu Sulugiuc)