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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 at the entrance to the headquarters of Pakistan's navy in Islamabad, killing a security officer, officials 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. |
| The capital's police commissioner, Fazeel Asghar, said two other security personnel had been critically wounded. | The capital's police commissioner, Fazeel Asghar, said two other security personnel had been critically wounded. |
| 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 1335 (0835 GMT). | |
| The Pakistani security forces have been targeted in a series of recent attacks. | 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. | 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. |