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Afghan NDS officials further added, a group of insurgents who wanted to storm the new ceremony and carry out suicide bomb attack to assassinate provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor were arrested by Afghan intelligence forces.
A spokesman for the Afghan Intelligence (National Directorate for Security) Lotfullah Mashal while speaking during a press conference said, at least 6 insurgents including suicide bombers were detained following an operation by Afghan intelligence forces.
Mr. Mashal further added, the detained insurgents include Qari Gulab appointed district of Nahr-e-Shahi in northern Balkh province, Abdul Hai, Amanullah, Ezaullah, Mukhtar, Qari Abdul Salam and Qari Rahimullah, who wanted to plot and carry out suicide bomb attack during the new year (Nawoz) celebrations and assassinate the provincial governor for northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor.
He also said, the insurgents were looking to attack the ISAF commandment in northern Mazar-e-Sharif city, Mazar-e-Sharif highway and Mazar-e-Sharif airport.
Afghan intelligence forces also seized at least 53 bags of explosives and other explosives, Lotfullah Mashal said.
Afghan NDS spokesman Lotfullah Mashal emphasized that suicide bombing and other insurgency attacks are being plotted outside the country.
The detained insurgents confessed to their crimes during the preliminary investigations, he said.
from KHAAMA
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