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Muhammad Ismael Escapes Suicide Attack
[Tolo News] Muhammad Ismail, First Deputy to Presidential Candidate Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayaf survived a suicide kaboom in Herat...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province. This incident occurred Friday afternoon, when the jacket wallah approached Muhammad Ismail while he was coming from Friday prayer. Mr. Ismail appeared in a news conference afterwards and reported of no harm to anyone during the attack. According to Herat Security Officials, the suicide bomber was from the domestic displaced camp of Herat. The suicide bomber approached Muhammad Ismail with excuse of asking for help, in order to get closer to him, but when he was prevented from getting close to him, he blew himself and no one was affected by it. "When I was coming out of mosque after Friday prayer, an elderly man who was pretending to need help got close to me, but due to the rush around me, he couldn't get close and went kaboom!his explosives but luckily no one was injured" Muhammad Ismail, First Deputy to Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayaf said. This is the first suicide attack on a Presidential Candidates' Vice President that has occurred prior to start of Presidential campaigns. The incident occurred in Baghche Mehtar area of Herat city, near Ismail Khan's house. With less than 9 days to start of Presidential Campaigns, attack on Presidential Candidates and their Vice Presidents have raised concerns. It is still unclear how security of these presidential candidates and their vice presidents will be maintained during the campaign period. Posted by: Fred 2014-01-25 |
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