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 Large explosion outside Danish Embassy, at least 4 killed
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Large explosion outside Danish Embassy, at least 4 killed A huge car bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said. The blast echoed through Islamabad and left a crater over a meter (three feet) deep in the road in front of the embassy. Shattered glass, fallen masonry and dozens of wrecked vehicles littered the area. People, some bloodied, ran back and forth in a state of panic. An exterior wall of the embassy collapsed and its metal gate was blown inward but the embassy building itself remained intact. Amir Ali, deputy commissioner of Islamabad, said four people were killed and six were wounded, although witnesses said many more sustained minor injuries from flying debris. It was the second bombing targeting foreigners in the Pakistani capital in less than three months. There was no immediate information on any foreign casualties. Denmark has faced threats at its embassies following the reprinting in Danish newspapers of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims generally consider depicting the prophet to be sacrilegious. Islamic militants have warned of reprisals. Policeman Muhammad Ashraf said it appeared to be a car bomb. Someone had parked a car in front of the embassy and it exploded at around 1 p.m, he said. "I was with a friend passing through a nearby street then we heard a big bang," said witness Muhammad Akhtar. "Then we saw smoke and people running in a frenzy. We shifted at least eight or nine injured to hospitals. They all have got serious injuries. They were soaked in blood." Footage from the scene showed rescue workers dragging away a bloodied person, covering his torso with an orange blanket. The office of a Pakistani development organization opposite the embassy was badly damaged. Its roof had partly collapsed. Anjum Masood, a field operations manager for the U.N.-funded group, Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment, said dozens of its 100 employeees were wounded, mostly by flying glass. His own left hand was bandaged. He said the group had been worried about its location across from the embassy. "We tried to voice our concern that it should be moved ... We were under a lot of threat." A plume of smoke rose above the scene of the blast, which shook windows around the capital. Sirens wailed as ambulances took the wounded from the scene. One group of rescuers carried away what appeared to be the upper half of a man. Pieces of metal and glass were scattered at least 200 meters (yards) from the blast site. The Danish flag and the EU flag were blown off their staffs and had snagged onto the first floor balcony of the main embassy building. The windows of the embassy were blown out and the guard house outside was also badly damaged. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. It follows a bombing in March at a restaurant in Islamabad that killed a Turkish aid worker and wounded at least 12 others including four FBI personnel. The capital is regarded as one of the most secure cities in the country. Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants have launched a wave of bombings in Pakistan over the past year, mostly targeting security forces. There had been a relative lull in violence since a new civilian government took power two months ago and began peace talks with the Taliban based along the Afghan frontier. In April, Denmark briefly evacuated staff from its embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan because of terror threats related to the Muhammad drawings. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller then suggested Danish embassies in other locations also could be forced to relocate their staff following a warning in March by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. http://www.axillt...sid=323700 |
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