93717407 Former president of Afghanistan killed a suicide bomber with a bomb in his turban
Former President of Afghanistan and Head of the High Council of reconciliation Burhanuddin Rabbani had killed a suicide bomber wore an explosive device inside his turban. It is reported by Agence France-Presse. The head of criminal police of Kabul, Mohammad Zahir said that the day of death Rabbani – September 20 – held talks with two members of the movement "Taliban '. One of the Taliban have carried the explosives to a meeting at his head, hiding her in his turban. Approaching Rabbani suicide bomb brought into action. As a result, former Afghan president was killed and four injured his entourage. In particular, with severe injuries, was hospitalized deputy Rabbani, as well as advisor to President Hamid Karzai Masoom Stanekzai. Soon after the death of Rabbani became known that the current president Karzai has canceled his official visit to New York, in the headquarters of the UN. Karzai was highly disappointed by death Rabbani and decided immediately to return to Afghanistan. Rabbani was the president of Afghanistan from June 1992 to December 2001 – almost all of this time, there was civil war. As head of state was replaced by Karzai. In recent years, Rabbani led the High Council of reconciliation – the body tries to maintain diplomatic relations between warring factions and movements in Afghanistan.