Karzai unhurt after parade attack
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Gunfire has broken out at a military ceremony in Kabul attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, although it is reported that Karzai was safely escorted from the attack site.
The President was appearing at a parade, in central Kabul, to celebrate Afghan National Day celebrations. The day marks the capture of Kabul from the Soviet-backed government by the mujahideen in 1992.
Sirajudin, a police officer at the scene, told the Associated Press news agency he saw two people firing AK-47 assault rifles from a house toward the area of the stage. Automatic weapons were fired into the crowd and two MPs were seen to be wounded.
This attack on the President's life is one of many attempted since his election.
The President was appearing at a parade, in central Kabul, to celebrate Afghan National Day celebrations. The day marks the capture of Kabul from the Soviet-backed government by the mujahideen in 1992.
Sirajudin, a police officer at the scene, told the Associated Press news agency he saw two people firing AK-47 assault rifles from a house toward the area of the stage. Automatic weapons were fired into the crowd and two MPs were seen to be wounded.
This attack on the President's life is one of many attempted since his election.
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- fernandez_is_go
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