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Bomber targets Pakistan navy HQ Bomber targets Pakistan navy HQ
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up near the entrance to the headquarters of the Pakistani navy in centre of the capital, Islamabad, police have said. A suicide bomber has blown himself up at the entrance to the headquarters of Pakistan's navy in Islamabad, killing a security officer, officials have said.
Officials said they believed four people had been hurt, one critically. The capital's police commissioner, Fazeel Asghar, said two other security personnel had been critically wounded.
Witnesses said the attacker detonated his explosives when challenged at the gate of the navy complex in the E8 sector, near the busy Margalla road. He said the attacker had detonated his explosives when challenged at the gate of the complex in the E8 sector, near the Margalla road, at 1315 (0815 GMT).
The Pakistani security forces have been targeted in a series of attacks in recent months by Islamist militants. The Pakistani security forces have been targeted in a series of recent attacks.
Wednesday's violence came a day after US President Barack Obama said he would send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan and pledged to maintain an "effective relationship" with Pakistan's government.