Convoy of foreign tourists attacked in Afghanistan

Afghan officials say foreign tourists being escorted by an army convoy in western Afghanistan have been attacked by fighters, leaving at least six wounded. 

Eleven tourists from US, UK and Germany, were attacked in the Chesht-e-Sharif district of Herat province while on their way to Herat from Bamiyan and Ghor provinces.  

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Spokesman for the Herat governor, Jalani Farhad, has blamed the attack on the Taliban.

SOURCE: ALJAZEERA