ISLAMABAD, July 6 (Xinhua) -- At least ten policemen
were killed in a blast in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Sunday evening, local
TV channels reported.
The explosion occurred in front of a police station
near the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque.
Pakistani policemen rescue the wounded
staff after a bomb explosion in Islamabad July 6, 2008. At least ten
policemen were killed in a blast in front of a police station near the Lal
Masjid, or Red Mosque in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Sunday
evening.(Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo
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Police
said over ten policemen were killed and three other injured in the blast.
However, some TV channel reports said 25 others
suffered injuries.
Witnesses said that body parts of the victims were
scattered and ambulances have reached the blast site.
Pakistani policemen rescue the wounded
staff after a bomb explosion in Islamabad July 6, 2008. (Xinhua/AFP
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The police have cordoned off the entire area. The
injured have been shifted to local hospital for treatment.
Police said it was a suicide attack and the bomber
was walking to the site and launched the attack.
The explosion occurred just after the conclusion of
Shuda Conference at Lal Masjid near Melody Chowk in the capital. The conference
was held in connection with the death of Lal Masjid supporters who were killed
in an operation just a year ago.
Pakistani policemen inspect the site
after a bomb explosion in Islamabad July 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Some
Lal Masjid followers took to the street in protest in Islamabad on July 3 last
year. They tried to snatch arms from the security personnel deployed to maintain
law and order, sparking clashes with them.
The security forces eventually launched an operation
against armed supporters holed up in Lal Masjid after several rounds of talks
aimed at resolving the issue in peaceful manners failed and controlled the
mosque.
Pakistani policemen inspect the site
after a bomb explosion in Islamabad July 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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ISLAMABAD, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday strongly
condemned a suicide attack happened earlier the day in the capital.
Musharraf asked the authorities concerned to conduct a
thorough inquiry into the blast to bring the culprits to justice and reiterated
the government's commitment to root out terrorism in all its forms and
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