Suicide bomber who tried to blow up Panetta with truck dies.

'Suicide bomber' who 'tried to blow up Defense Secretary Panetta with truck' in Afghanistan dies of burn injuries

An Afghan man who apparently targeted U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in a suicide attack at Britain's main base in Afghanistan died of his injuries this morning.

The civilian had sustained severe burns after driving on to a runway at Camp Bastion at the same time as Mr Panetta was landing for a visit to U.S. troops and local political leaders.

The man apparently stole a truck from a British soldier after injuring the soldier in a struggle, then drove onto the runway.

He crashed into a ditch, then seems to have set himself on fire and fought with NATO troops, who managed to tackle him and put out the fire.

The incident has raised disturbing questions over security at the base, just days after a rogue U.S. soldiers killed 16 civilians and weeks after American troops were caught burning Korans. Read More