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October 9, 2008

Bomb Blast Targets Police Building in Pakistan's Capital
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Police say blast took place just moments after driver pulled up to
anti-terror squad building and delivered baskets of sweets to officials
inside 
Pakistani security officials and rescuers gather in front of the badly
damaged building of a police barracks after a suicide attack in
Islamabad, 09 Oct 2008

Security officials in Pakistan say a suspected suicide bomber has
attacked a police complex in the capital Islamabad, wounding at least
seven people. Police say Thursday's blast took place just
moments after the driver of a car pulled up to the anti-terror squad
building and delivered baskets of sweets to officials inside. The
explosion severely damaged the building. Security has been
heightened in the capital since last month, when at least 55 people
were killed in a suicide truck bombing outside a luxury hotel.
Thursday's
attack occurred as lawmakers gathered in Islamabad for a second
intelligence briefing on the threat posed by al-Qaida and Taliban
militants. Meanwhile, violence intensified in Pakistan's
volatile northwest. Officials say a roadside bomb exploded near a
prison vehicle in the Dir region, killing at least 10 people, including
at least three school children. Elsewhere in the country's
northwest, the Pakistani military says fighter jets struck militant
hideouts in the Swat Valley, killing at least 20 militants. The
United States has been pressuring the Pakistani government to crack
down on militants near the Afghanistan border who are fueling the
insurgency in that country.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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