Kabul police chief survives assassination attempt
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KABUL - Afghan authorities are investigating how a man wearing an explosives-packed vest was able to infiltrate the heavily guarded police headquarters in central Kabul on Sunday and attempt to assassinate the city's chief of police.
The suicide bomber's ability to pass through heavy security and make his way to within meters of Gen. Mohammad Zahir Zahir's office has revived concerns that insurgents have penetrated Afghanistan's security and intelligence forces.
Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said the incident had raised questions about someone "wearing a suicide vest had breached security".
"The man was wearing a civilian suit and had a file in his hand and the suicide vest under his clothes," said Sediqqi. "He was asking police directions to the chief of police's office, saying he had papers to deliver to him. This is the procedure for anyone who wants to meet with the chief of police, so the police sent him in the right direction."
