Attempt at attack against the embassy of Israel with Tachkent
JERUSALEM - an attack commits suicide Friday against the embassy of Israel with Tachkent in Ouzbékistan was thwarted, indicated the Israeli public radio.
According to the radio, the kamikaze was killed by a watchman before exploding a load which it transported.
The spokesman of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Marc Regev only confirmed with AFP "that an incident occurred", without providing details at this stage.
Monica Whitlock - BBC World Service: The shooting has stopped. Security forces have surrounded the crowd. The situation is a standoff as crowd awaits arrival of President Karimov. The body of the suicide bomber remains in the road. The situation is contained within a section of town.