Afghan police gun down suspected suicide bomber

Afghan police gun down suspected suicide bomber
Afghan police gunned down a suspected suicide bomber in Khost province 150 km southeast of Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, a press release of Interior Ministry issued here said.

"A suicide bomber attempting to enter the branch of Kabul bank in Khost city the capital of Khost province this morning was identified and gunned down by police at 10:00 a.m. today," the press release added.

One of the guards of the Kabul bank received injuries in the incident, it added said.

Previously, few militants including suicide bombers entered a branch of the private Kabul bank in eastern Jalalabad city in February leaving 38 people dead and injuring 71 others.

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English.news.cn   2011-12-21 15:52:05