Two would-be-suicide bombers shot in Afghanistan

Police shot and killed two would-be-suicide bombers in Afghanistan's Khost province, provincial police chief Faizullah Ghairat said Tuesday.

"Two terrorists equipped with small arms and suicide vests attacked a police checkpoint on Kondio area outside provincial capital Khost city Monday evening, but in a rapid reaction, police personnel opened fire and killed them on the spot," Ghairat told Xinhua.

He also said the bodies of both the suicide bombers are with police.

Taliban militants fighting the government are largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings.