'Attack on Leon Panetta's plane' at Camp Bastion Security teams dashed across the runway and took the Afghan into custody. It is understood that he was suffering from severe burns. It is not known if he had gunshot injuries or if the gunfire set his vehicle alight and made it crash. While the Defence Secretary's visit to Afghanistan was not publicly announced it is understood that it had become known to people in Bastion that he was arriving. "It appears to be a serious attempt on the aircraft carrying the US Defence Secretary as he was coming in to land," a defence source said. There is a very strong suspicion that he knew Panetta was on the plane Although there was no publicity, people on the base knew it was coming. This guy just drove through blockade and did not stop. A spokesman for the International Security Assistant Force in Kabul said: "ISAF is aware of a stolen vehicle incident today at Camp Bastion, which resulted in the injury of one coalition service member. The alleged perpetrator was apprehended by base security personnel. We are currently investigating to determine more facts. This incident took place this afternoon around the same time US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta was arriving in Afghanistan. At no point was the Secretary or anyone on the aircraft in any danger from this incident.