‘Hero’ Police Officer Bear Hugged a Suicide Bomber to Save Lives

'He was a very brave guy'

Afghan security personnel gather next to a vehicle, which was used in a suicide bombing outside a wedding hall in Kabul on Nov. 16, 2017. A suicide attacker blew himself up outside a wedding hall in Kabul killing at least nine people, officials said Nov. 16, in an apparent attempt to strike at a political gathering underway inside. Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan police officer has been called a “hero” for using himself as a human shield when confronted with a suicide bomber.

Police Lt. Sayed Basam Pacha was guarding a hall crowded with dignitaries when a man refused to stop when asked, running toward the crowd.