ASMARA, Eritrea, October 17, SPA -- A senior Eritrean security official has survived an assassination attempt and is in a stablecondition, the Information Ministry has said. Gunmen tried to kill Col. Simon Ghebredingil on Saturdayand the government is investigating the assassinationattempt, the ministry said in a brief statement posted onits Web site late Tuesday. It identified Ghebredingil as aninternal security official and gave no other details.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/491010