Omar Suleiman, the newly appointed vice-president of Egypt has recently escaped the assassination, which is hosting a conference on security in Germany, said Saturday.
German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, the host of the Munich conference, said that the development during a plenary session of the meeting and said several people were killed.
Details of the accident, as well as when and where it occurred, was not immediately known.
U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton told the conference that the news of the assassination reflects the challenges to restore stability in Egypt.
Vice-President, appointed last week amid widespread cries for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak has worked to initiate a transition government, and Clinton said it is important to support the process of Suleiman conduct.
Suleiman had been head of intelligence and a powerful player in the wings for a long time, and his appointment was seen as an attempt to restore order Mubarak.
He is highly respected by the military, and is credited with crushing an Islamic insurgency in the 1990s when he served in the ear by Western intelligence agents seeking information on important regional terrorist groups.
If the name of Suleiman is not well known, that is intentional. As head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, known as the Mukhabarat, she worked in the shadow of the Mubarak regime, which earned him the nickname "Minister of secrecy."
Suleiman has been credited with saving the life of Mubarak. In a state visit to Ethiopia in 1995, Mubarak was to have ridden in a normal vehicle, but Suleiman insisted that the president of Mercedes driving armored Cairo. Accounts of what happened in Ethiopia differ, but Suleiman believes that Mubarak was sitting in a hail of bullets ping off the car. The link forged that day cemented their relationship.
Born in a poor neighborhood in southern Egypt in 1935, Suleiman chose the army as a career, after a biography Foreign Policy Magazine.
He rose through the ranks of the Egyptian infantry to become a lieutenant general. After his country was allied with the United States, attended the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the 1980's, foreign policy, he said.
It has applied for the position of superior intelligence in Egypt in 1993, at a time when the most populous Arab country in the world has witnessed terrorist attacks on tourists and critical infrastructure.
Defense and Security Analysis IHS Jane says Suleiman interaction with the Israeli Mossad and the CIA, catapulted him into a key role in Egypt's security apparatus.
In 2001 he led the Egyptian efforts to deal with a Palestinian uprising on the side. Later, he played a crucial role in the formation of a new Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas, according to Jane's.
German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, the host of the Munich conference, said that the development during a plenary session of the meeting and said several people were killed.
Details of the accident, as well as when and where it occurred, was not immediately known.
U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton told the conference that the news of the assassination reflects the challenges to restore stability in Egypt.
Vice-President, appointed last week amid widespread cries for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak has worked to initiate a transition government, and Clinton said it is important to support the process of Suleiman conduct.
Suleiman had been head of intelligence and a powerful player in the wings for a long time, and his appointment was seen as an attempt to restore order Mubarak.
He is highly respected by the military, and is credited with crushing an Islamic insurgency in the 1990s when he served in the ear by Western intelligence agents seeking information on important regional terrorist groups.
If the name of Suleiman is not well known, that is intentional. As head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, known as the Mukhabarat, she worked in the shadow of the Mubarak regime, which earned him the nickname "Minister of secrecy."
Suleiman has been credited with saving the life of Mubarak. In a state visit to Ethiopia in 1995, Mubarak was to have ridden in a normal vehicle, but Suleiman insisted that the president of Mercedes driving armored Cairo. Accounts of what happened in Ethiopia differ, but Suleiman believes that Mubarak was sitting in a hail of bullets ping off the car. The link forged that day cemented their relationship.
Born in a poor neighborhood in southern Egypt in 1935, Suleiman chose the army as a career, after a biography Foreign Policy Magazine.
He rose through the ranks of the Egyptian infantry to become a lieutenant general. After his country was allied with the United States, attended the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the 1980's, foreign policy, he said.
It has applied for the position of superior intelligence in Egypt in 1993, at a time when the most populous Arab country in the world has witnessed terrorist attacks on tourists and critical infrastructure.
Defense and Security Analysis IHS Jane says Suleiman interaction with the Israeli Mossad and the CIA, catapulted him into a key role in Egypt's security apparatus.
In 2001 he led the Egyptian efforts to deal with a Palestinian uprising on the side. Later, he played a crucial role in the formation of a new Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas, according to Jane's.