Watch: The remarkable calm of an Afghan politician as a Taliban bomb explodes in parliament

On Monday, as the Afghan parliament gathered to endorse new Defense Minister Masood Stanekzai, a car driven by a suicide bomber exploded outside. After the initial attack, gunmen attempted to storm the building.

It was a truly audacious attack, yet live video footage from inside parliament as the explosion hit shows Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, the speaker of the lower house, remaining calm despite the danger around him.
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Even as dust fell from the roof, Ibrahimi tells his fellow politicians it is an electrical problem. “Don’t get scared," Ibrahimi said.

Despite his appeals for calm, lawmakers fled parliament as more blasts and gunshots were heard. - Read More at Washingtonpost

Watch: The remarkable calm of an Afghan politician as a Taliban bomb explodes in parliament