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| Afghanistan |
| Suicide Bomber Missing in Zabul |
| 2010-02-02 |
| [Quqnoos] A suicide bomber has gone missing and another was shot dead in a firefight in southern Afghanistan on Monday. The Afghan Interior Ministry in a statement says the two bombers were about to attack a police station in Zabul province, but were repelled before they could set off their explosives. Police opened fire on the two attackers as they advanced on the police headquarters in Qalat city, the provincial capital. One officer was wounded in the firefight, the statement notes. The first attacker was shot and the second escaped the scene. Afghan forces have begun searching the missing bomber in the volatile Afghan province, officials said. Taliban militants have intensified their attacks against Afghan and foreign forces, making January one of the deadliest months for the international troops in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |