Afghan Police Shoot Would-Be Suicide Bomber in Kabul

Afghan Police Shoot Would-Be Suicide Bomber in Kabul
Afghan security forces stand guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
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KABUL—Afghan police shot dead a suicide bomber on Monday as he was apparently preparing to attack an outdoor blood donor facility in a busy area of central Kabul, officials said.

As the man approached the center, in a park in the Shar-e Naw commercial district, police opened fire, setting off the explosives in his suicide vest, Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for Kabul police said.