Ilangakoon told Reuters, saying the convoy was hit by a fragmentation mine.

The NATO spokesman said the convoy was hit by an explosion.

Ilangakoon told Reuters, saying the convoy had been hit by a fragmentation mine.

He said the convoy included weapons such as rocket propelled grenades and was carrying Russian flags.

In a statement, the US military said the convoy then came under fire froma speeding vehicle.

He had earlier said the convoy was travelling north from Kidal when it struck the mine.

He had earlier said the convoy was traveling north from Kidal when it struck the mine.

Milford Sound Tourism board chair Roger Wilson said the convoys would bring more business to a hard-hit community.

It is said the convoy had just dropped the mayor at his Nongoma home when the fatal accident happened.

Police said the convoy is expected to arrive in Haltern in western Germany at around 3pm local time on Wednesday.

A Swedish military spokeswoman said the convoy was made up of mostly Swedish soldiers, as well as Finns and Poles.

(The Secretary says the convoy system was "suggested by President Wilson."

The New Zealand Transport Agency said the convoys had been getting longer with more than 100 vehicles travelling at a time.

He said the convoy was travelling to talk to villagers in Ajrestan district about the election when they came under attack.

Karen McLuskie of the consulate in Basra said the convoy was attacked as it passed through a southwestern part of the city.

The Defence Ministry in Kabul said the convoy was on a patrol in a remote area of Ghazni when it came under attack.