Afghan official: Karzai assassination plot foiled

Afghan intelligence officials say they have foiled an assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai, arresting six people in Kabul who they say are affiliated with al-Qaida and the Haqqani militant group.

Intelligence service spokesman Latifullah Mashal said Wednesday that those arrested included one of Karzai's body guards, three college students and a university professor. He says the group was recruited by two Arab nationals based in Pakistan. (AP)