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Would-be suicide bomber shot dead in Khost

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KHOST CITY (PAN): Security forces shot dead a would-be suicide bomber in the Tanai district of southeastern Khost province early Saturday morning, the governor’s office said.

The man wearing an explosives vest was gunned down after being positively identified by the security personnel, a statement from the governor’s house said.

It added the attacker on foot, trying to target a security patrol in Sagi area, was killed at 5.30am. The man’s identity was yet to be established.

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