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Suicide attacker kills only self when car bomb explodes prematurely in south Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan A would-be suicide attacker killed only himself Friday when his bomb-packed car exploded prematurely in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police said.

The man died in an explosion that destroyed his car, which was parked on the main road to the Kandahar Airfield, where a large NATO base is located, said police official Rehmat Ali. No other casualties were reported.

Ali said NATO vehicles, Afghan security forces and government officials regularly use the road, but none were in the area at the time of the blast.

Now if they would all just do that . . .