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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan forces arrest suicide bomber, seize car bomb in Khost province |
| 2017-04-04 |
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan cops have nabbedBook 'im, Mahmoud! a jacket wallah and confiscated a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in southeastern Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the suicide bomber was identified and arrested around 3:00 pm local time from the vicinity of Bak district. The district administrative chief of Bak, Abdul Hai Zazai, said the suicide bomber attempted to detonate the boom-mobile but failed in his attempt which resulted into minor injuries in his legs. He said the boom-mobile was also partially damaged but the explosives placed inside it did not go off. According to Zazai, several kgs of explosives and at least sixteen mortar rounds were placed inside the vehicle. There are no reports regarding the possible target of the bomber which came a day after a suicide bomber targeted the Afghan forces in Domanda district. At least three security personnel were killed in the attack and six school children were maimed with the local officials saying some of them are at death's door. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Setting cookie. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-04 11:37 |