Bombing at hotel in Pakistan kills 2
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A man set off a bomb outside the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan‘s capital on Friday, killing himself and a guard and wounding at least seven other people in an apparent suicide attack, officials said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Police said another hotel guard was in critical condition.
Sherpao said the explosion was the work of "anti-state elements who want to create unrest," but declined to elaborate.
An intelligence official said at least seven people were wounded. He requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media.
The hotel, often frequented by Islamabad‘s foreign community, was targeted in an October 2004 bombing that wounded several people. There were no reports of foreigners hurt in Friday‘s blast.
Security was already high in Islamabad and the rest of Pakistan amid fears of sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni Muslims during Ashoura, a Shiite religious festival starting Monday.
Another Muslim holiday, another bombing. Like peas in a pod.
Labels: Pakistan, Suicide Bombers
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