Report: Afghan Man Was Ablaze As Panetta Landed

The New York Times reports new details of the incident in Afghanistan during Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s landing:

An Afghan breached security at a British air field military base in southern Afghanistan, driving a stolen vehicle onto a runway ramp and emerging in flames as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta landed Wednesday morning, Pentagon officials said.

 

Earlier reports suggested the vehicle exploded in flames.

 

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