Security forces inspect at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
Security forces inspect at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
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NEW: Three US troops are among the wounded

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack

CNN  — 

A car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded near the US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 25 others, an Afghan official said.

Three U.S. troops were among the wounded, a US military official said.

The blast hit at 7:55 a.m. (local time) in Kabul police district 9, near the embassy and Supreme Court, according to interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish.

The convoy targeted was mine-resistant and can withstand ambushes, coalition officials tweeted.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement posted by its media arm Amaq, the terror group said one of its members targeted “a column of American forces.”

The statement included a photo of the man it said was the suicide bomber.

CNN’s Schams Elwazer contributed to this report.