Cheney back in Washington after Afghan scare

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived back in Washington today after a surprise trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber attacked the US military base where he was staying.

Cheney, who flew back via Oman, had to be whisked into a bomb shelter while in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber struck the Bagram air base where he was spending the night ahead of talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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