Monday, June 10, 2013

Afghan Suicide Bomber Had Bomb Hidden In His Body

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits Asadullah Khalid, the head of Afghanistans intelligence agency who was wounded in Afghanistan Dec. 5 and arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment. (Tolo News)

Attacker In Afghanistan Hid Bomb In His Body -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s spy chief, Asadullah Khalid, was taking no chances.

A man had crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan with important information he said he would only deliver personally to Mr. Khalid, who had just taken over as the head of the National Directorate of Security.

Mr. Khalid’s aides took the visitor to an armored room in the basement of a safe house in Taimani, an upscale neighborhood in the capital city, for a security screening. They were no doubt mindful of what happened in September 2011 when a Taliban peace emissary was allowed to meet with a prominent Afghan peace envoy and then killed him with a bomb hidden in his turban.

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My Comment: How did he detonate it?

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