Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- At least three people were killed and 30 injured in an explosion near the governor 's compound in the city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan Thursday , authorities said . A suicide bomber driving a car apparently targeted a foreign armored convoy outside the town 's education department , said Daoud Ahmadi , a spokesman for the governor , who added that three women were among the injured . A spokeswoman for the British Foreign Office said three British nationals who were near the governor 's compound were injured when the blast went off . Afghan President Hamid Karzai , who 's currently in Europe , condemned the attack , a presidential spokesman said .
Three British nationals were wounded in the attack , an official says . - The U.S. Embassy is closed for a second day as security forces search for suspects and evidence after two explosions rocked Kabul's diplomatic compound on Monday morning. President Karzai condemns the attack .