The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

Panetta Security Scare Suspect Dies of Burns

The Afghan man who Western officials say sparked a security scare in the midst of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's high profile visit to Afghanistan Wednesday has died of wounds sustained in the incident, defense officials told reporters. The attacker, described by Western officials as a civilian translator for coalition forces, had stolen a truck from a British soldier -- who sustained a broken pelvis during the theft -- and raced it onto the runway where Panetta had just landed at Camp...Full Story
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