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Teen suicide bomber arrested in Afghanistan, authorities say

By the CNN Wire Staff
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The teen was planning to attack a mosque, authorities say
  • 21 people are arrested in an unrelated raid by security forces

(CNN) -- Police arrested a 16-year-old boy who was planning a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.

The boy arrested by Afghan National Police on Friday was planning to attack a mosque in Badakhshan province.

In other operations, eight armed insurgents were killed and 21 others arrested during a raid by Afghan security forces.

The raids conducted this week by the Afghan police, army and coalition forces occurred in 10 different locations in the country, the Interior Ministry said

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