Five Afghan security officials were killed in the capital Kabul today when a "terrorist" they had detained blew himself up, a defence ministry spokesman said.
The blast, at around 5.30 p.m. (local time), destroyed the car in which the six men were sitting near the city's airport.
"Altogether six people were killed. We believe Dr Jalal, head of (Defence Minister Mohammad Qasim) Fahim's personal security, was killed when the terrorist that was caught set off explosive devices he had attached to his body," said the defence ministry spokesman.