'attempt foiled' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that somebody was trying to do something but failed. For example, "The burglar's attempt to break into the bank was foiled by a security guard."
On the same day, a similar assassination attempt was foiled in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
After that attempt was foiled, he announced that he would begin the swim in December 2015.
"Thank God the coup attempt was foiled and… the state of emergency was declared," said Betül Kayahan, a journalist, mother, and supporter of the Turkish president.
The last OGPU agent attempts to kidnap Tintin, but this attempt is foiled, leaving the agent threatening, "We'll blow up all the capitals of Europe with dynamite!" Tintin returns to Brussels amidst a huge popular reception.
While this attempt was foiled, it seems such an obvious use of new technology that we'll likely see more and more of these attempts in the near future.
La Vengeance prepared for a boarding action when the two frigates drew closer together at 22 45, but this attempt was foiled when Constellation fired broadsides of grapeshot at Pitot's ship while American marines fired their muskets and hurled grenades down from the rigging.
Police action before the bombings saw hundreds of Eta members imprisoned and several attempted bombings foiled.
Since 7 July 2005 we haven't had any more successful terrorist attacks on British soil but we have had numerous attempts and foiled plots, most of which have continued to involve a home-grown element or protagonists.
His first three attempts were foiled by sea ice, which blocked the approaches to the island.
