Italians Held Over Afghanistan 'Assassination Plot' -- BBCThree Italian medical workers are among nine men arrested in Afghanistan in connection with an alleged plot to kill a provincial governor, officials say.
The detentions came after suicide bomb vests and weapons were discovered at a hospital run by a Milan-based charity in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand.
Helmand Governor Gulab Mangal said the devices had been brought to the clinic "with the help of the foreign staff".
But the charity, Emergency, said it was confident its employees were innocent.
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My Comment: The Taliban have never given anyone $500,000 to kill someone. They usually recruit suicide bombers through the use of religion and a small stipend to the family. This case is generating much publicity, but it does not make sense .... however .... the Italians do have some explaining to do.
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