KABUL, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Four Italian soldiers sustained injuries as a roadside bomb planted by insurgents struck a military vehicle in Herat province, west of Afghanistan, a spokesman of the troops Marco Amorilo said Sunday.

    "The explosive device, planted on a motorbike, was detonated by remote control Saturday afternoon wounding four soldiers," the spokesman told Xinhua.

    Meantime, Ikramudin Yawar, the commander of police in western region, said that one tank was damaged in the blast.

    Some 2,500 Italian troops have been stationed in west Afghanistan as part of NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in west Afghanistan.