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Afghan arrests after authorities foil 'suicide attack'
Source: BBC
27 March 2012 Last updated at 12:08 GMT
Afghan arrests after authorities foil 'suicide attack'
The Afghan authorities have arrested 18 people in Kabul after foiling plans for an apparent mass suicide attack, intelligence officials say.
They told the BBC that 11 suicide jackets had been seized inside the ministry of defence.
The officials say the attacks would have caused significant loss of life. Some of those arrested are reported to Afghan National Army soldiers.
The Afghan Ministry of Defence dismissed the report as "rumours".
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Afghan arrests after authorities foil 'suicide attack'
The Afghan authorities have arrested 18 people in Kabul after foiling plans for an apparent mass suicide attack, intelligence officials say.
They told the BBC that 11 suicide jackets had been seized inside the ministry of defence.
The officials say the attacks would have caused significant loss of life. Some of those arrested are reported to Afghan National Army soldiers.
The Afghan Ministry of Defence dismissed the report as "rumours".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17520430
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Not good. 
