[The KG9 Kid]

"The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been killed in an assassination attempt, officials say..."

"Attempt", yet.

[rusty millet]

Alleged attempt.

[rogue yam]

"Attempt", yet.

Note how they jump to conclusions. What I see is an "alleged attempt".

[Bulwyf]

I was about to copy and paste the exact same thing, what kind of writing is this? I’d say it was no attempt, it was successful.

[Enterprise]

Whew, thank goodness it was only an “attempt.”