Assassination attempt on VP Cheney fails

As Vice President Cheney visits the troops in Bagram, Afghanistan, there was an assassination attempt made on his life by a suicide bomber who killed 23 people just outside the entrance to the base.

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23 people and wounding 20.

Cheney was unhurt in the attack, which was claimed by the Taliban and was the closest that militants have come to a top U.S. official visiting Afghanistan. At least one U.S. soldier, an American contractor and a South Korean soldier were among the dead, NATO said. [Read the whole article.]

Our prayers go out to the families of those whose lives were lost and also to those who are injured.

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Source: USA Today.