Five French soldiers were killed after a suicide attack in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and four others were seriously wounded, French President Nicolas Sarkozy\'s office said in a statement, according to Reuters. \"The French soldiers were protecting a council meeting in the Tagab valley,\" the Elysee said. \"A terrorist set off a bomb close to the soldiers wounding four other French soldiers seriously and three Afghan civilians.\" The statement said one Afghan civilian was also killed in the attack.