Suicide Bomber Kills Five Afghan Agents

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Suicide Bomber Kills Five Afghan Agents
1 hour, 33 minutes ago

By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed five Afghan intelligence agents Sunday when he detonated explosives hidden under his clothes while sitting inside their vehicle after his arrest, police said.

The intelligence agents detained the man near the capital's airport when he detonated his explosives inside their sport utility vehicle, Kabul police chief Baba Jan said.

The suspect, who also died, was a foreigner wanted by Afghan authorities, but the police chief did not identify him or his nationality.

"They had just arrested him with explosives," Jan said near the scene. "This guy had more explosives on his body and when they took him inside the car, he blew himself up."

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&e=4&u=/ap/20031228/ap_on_re_as/afghan_explosion

There was another attack yesterday which also killed a Afghan "intelligence agent." I'll try to find that link.

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1. Saturday: Deadly Afghan Gunbattle Draws in GIs

Deadly Afghan Gunbattle Draws in GIs
Sat Dec 27,12:35 PM ET

By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan - Suspected al-Qaida fighters ambushed Afghan security forces near the Pakistani border Saturday, and U.S. forces were drawn into the deadly gunbattle that ensued, a local commander said.

A senior Afghan intelligence official and six attackers were killed at the scene in eastern Khost province, said Khial Baz, a military commander in Khost.

The Afghan officials were traveling in a pickup truck when they came under fire. The province's deputy intelligence chief was killed instantly and his boss, Qudratullah Madezai, was seriously hurt, Baz said by satellite telephone.

The rest of the passengers opened fire along with U.S. reinforcements killing six attackers.

The assailants appear to have been Arabs fighting for al-Qaida. Documents found on the bodies were in Arabic, Baz said.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=731&e=10&u=/ap/20031227/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan

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2. The "intelligence" agents didn't pat him down?

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3. you'd think, huh?