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| Terror plot uncovered when 11 suicide vests found at Afghan military HQ |
| 2012-03-27 |
| A major terrorist plot targeting Afghan soldiers was revealed Monday at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Kabul. An official at the ministry, who asked not to be identified, said that 11 suicide vests were found in three rooms in the area surrounding a parking lot at the Ministry. The investigation is still in its early stages but it is known that 11 buses were scheduled to leave the parking lot carrying Afghan army personnel. The working theory among investigators so far is that a bomber was meant to get on each of those buses and stage a spectacular simultaneous attack. Six Afghan soldiers were arrested immediately and it is believed they were ready to carry out a suicide attack. The BBC reports that 12 additional arrests have been made. The Afghan government has not yet confirmed the plot, but CBS News has learned that Afghanistan's defense minister has been called to the presidential palace to give a full briefing on the details of the investigation. The palace itself is less than a mile away from where the vests were found. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 Maybe the fact that there are talkers still assure some of the Loyalty some Afghans still have for our Soldiers. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-03-27 21:48 |
| #4 I would've delivered them to Karzai and exploded them. Unstable...red wire green wire, whatever |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-03-27 21:24 |
| #3 Well, first the positive --someone found these vests which were located in three separate rooms. Someone was in the ball. On the other side, the security levels to get to the DOD HQ looks lke an Afghan version of Get Smart. Why have one guard when you can have 7? Lastly the targets were ANA by other ANA (proportedly). A properly worked media spin by the govt to underline what bastards these terrorists are -- ie the plotted massive deaths of Afghans might be strategically useful. I doubt that it will happen though, just more whining and handwringing about recent USA involved incidents - and thus reinforcing the negative media spin. Watch and shoot. Or listen for the bombs. |
| Posted by: Northern Cousin 2012-03-27 21:13 |
| #2 Stories like this will be coming out of the 'Stan until they run out of high explosive to load the vests with. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-03-27 14:21 |
| #1 I would feel like circling the wagons at this point. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-03-27 13:37 |