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| Title | Suicide bomber fails to kill Afghan interior minister |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Publication Date | 23 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Suicide bomber fails to kill Afghan interior minister, 23 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ec5040028.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Suicide bomber fails to kill Afghan interior minister
October 23, 2011
Afghan Interior Minister Bismullah Khan
Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Siddiq Siddiqui has said a suicide bomber tried but failed to kill Interior Minister Bismullah Khan in Parwan, north of Kabul.
Siddiqui said only "I can confirm a failed assassination attempt on the minister, a suicide bomber was involved, no casualties."
The governor of Parwan Province Abdul Basir Salangi said the attack on October 23 happened on the road between the Sayed Khail and Gulbahar districts.
Salangi said the interior minister's convoy stopped for prayers and a suicide bomber hiding under a bridge approached the convoy.
Salangi said the interior minister's bodyguards saw the attacker and shot him dead before he could detonate a suicide vest he was wearing.
Salangi said Interior Minister Khan was safe.
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
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