Jun

3

8 Dead and more than 25 were injured in Bomb Blast in Islamabad

Filed Under General, World News | Posted By Jennifer Sullivan |

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A bomb blast outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad (Pakistan). It’s one of the most high security areas. As per report 8 people dead and more than 30 people were injured.

The blast wrecked several buildings and dozens of cars, indicating that the bomb had been fitted to a vehicle. Explosive experts were unable to say whether the bomb was the remote controlled, or time bomb or a suicide bomber.

Police arrested two men regard the bomb blast. An embassy worker was among the dead and three were hurt. After this bomb blast, Denmark and Norway closed their embassy.

Police said, the car was a white Toyota; they easily entered in the Danish embassy around 1pm. Only the driver was in the vehicle. It’s a very high security area, but they allowed the vehicle to pass without a search.

After passing the embassy’s gate it blew up immediately. Extensive damage was caused to the DTCD building and vehicles parked in its premises.

All the injured people and dead bodies send to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences and Federal Government Services Hospital. Very few people were present inside the embassy at the time of bomb blast.

In bomb blast, near about 20kg of explosive were used. Witnesses said they saw blood, smoke, burning trees and debris in the air.

This was the second attack on a foreign target in the capital in this year. After this bomb blast, the foreign officer asked the security agencies to increase security at the embassies and ensure protection of diplomatic staff.



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