Hours after escaping an assassination attempt, Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah told supporters that no attack could stop the country's path to democracy.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The response to today's attack is going to the ballot boxes and we will continue our election campaigns as normal."<br /> <br />Two bombs blew up outside a hotel where he had just staged a rally.<br /> <br />Officials said the midday blasts destroyed a car in Abdullah's convoy.<br /> <br />The bombs killed six people and wounded 22.<br /> <br />Abdullah expressed sorrow for the dead.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The enemies of Afghanistan failed in their plot today, but unfortunately we have lost a number of our countrymen. Three of my companions and three of our countrymen were martyred in the attack. I express my sincere condolences to their families and may God rest their souls in peace."
