World News 17-09-2004 who: President Hamid Karzai what: Escapes unharmed from rocket attack where: Afghanistan when: Yesterday snippet: The Times says a rocket flew over Mr Karzai`s helicopter as it prepared to touch down at a school in the south-eastern town of Gardez, where he was being welcomed by a crowd of 400 supporters. "The incident was the most serious known threat to Mr Karzai since he escaped an assassination attempt in the southern city of Kandahar on 5 September, 2002." [... more]

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