U.S. troops among 6 killed in motorcycle bomb attack, officials say

U.S. troops were among six NATO service members killed in a Monday motorcycle bomb attack in Bagram, Afghanistan, military officials told CNN.

A suicide bomber on a motorbike carried out the attack on a joint patrol of Afghan and coalition forces at about 1:30 p.m. in the Bajawri area of Bagram district, said Waheed Sediqi, a spokesman for the governor of Parwan province.The area is close to the U.S. base in the Bagram district of northern Parwan province."We're deeply saddened by this loss," Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner said in a statement. "Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of those affected in this tragic incident, especially during this holiday season."The names of those killed were not immediately released.Bad xmass news to their love ones.