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Bomb blast hits Pakistani capital Bomb blast hits Pakistani capital
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A bomb has exploded near a United Nations office in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials say. A bomb has exploded at a United Nations office in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, killing at least three people.
A foreigner is said to be among at least three people killed in the blast, near the World Food Programme offices. A foreigner is said to be among those killed in the explosion, at the World Food Programme offices.
Last week at least 16 people were killed in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan. Last week at least 16 people died in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan.
Correspondents say a string of recent bomb attacks show the Taliban appear to be reasserting themselves after a series of setbacks.Correspondents say a string of recent bomb attacks show the Taliban appear to be reasserting themselves after a series of setbacks.
'Timed bomb' 'A huge explosion downstairs'
"It was a bomb blast, we are checking if it was a suicide attack," Tariq Mehmood, a police official at the emergency response department, was quoted by news agency AFP as saying. Local television TV footage showed smoke rising from the heavily fortified UN building and shattered windows.
At least three people were killed and six injured, senior police official Tahir Alam told the BBC outside the WFP offices. The explosion appeared to have been caused by a timed bomb planted in the basement of the offices, senior police official Tahir Alam told the BBC outside the WFP offices.
At least one of those killed was a foreign national, he said. At least three people were killed and six injured, he said, adding that at least one of those killed was a foreign national.
The official also said the explosion appeared to have been caused by a timed bomb planted in the basement of the offices. The Associated Press quoted an unnamed female WFP employee as saying: "I was on the upper floor when there was the sound of a huge explosion downstairs.
A BBC correspondent says dozens of people are now outside the offices as the incident unfolds. "I found many of colleagues lying on the floor full of blood. We immediately put the most critically wounded in a vehicle and rushed them to hospital."
This is said to be the most serious attack in least three months to take place in the city, and security has been tightened across Islamabad.This is said to be the most serious attack in least three months to take place in the city, and security has been tightened across Islamabad.
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