Police arrest would-be suicide bomber in N Afghanistan

Afghan police arrested a would-be suicide bomber in the northern Balkh province, a local newspaper reported Saturday.

"The rebel was driving an explosive-laden car when police identified and detained him on Friday," daily 8Subh quoted police spokesman in the province Shir Durani as saying.

However, it did not identify the nationality of the suspected suicide bomber.

Police in the relatively peaceful northern Balkh province have detained eight suspected terrorists over the past one week.