Police: Afghan forces kill five would-be suicide bombers
17:54, 2 August 2012
KABUL. August 2. KAZINFORM Afghan intelligence forces killed five would-be suicide bombers in a gun battle that ensued during a predawn raid Thursday in Kabul, police chief Ayoub Salangi said, according to CNN.
Officers from the Afghan National Directorate of Security, the country's intelligence agency, also captured one terrorist, but others escaped, according to Salangi.
Authorities also seized suicide vests and a vehicle packed with explosives.
In a separate operation Thursday, Kabul police captured three insurgents, who had planted roadside bombs. Authorities later disposed of the explosive devices by detonating them.