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A British diplomat is among the injured after a bombing at a busy restaurant in Pakistan frequented by foreigners.A British diplomat is among the injured after a bombing at a busy restaurant in Pakistan frequented by foreigners.
The diplomat was lightly injured and had been visited in hospital by officials and the High Commission's nurse, the Foreign Office said. The diplomat was slightly injured and had been visited in hospital by officials and the High Commission's nurse, the Foreign Office said.
"His condition is not critical," the official added."His condition is not critical," the official added.
Witnesses say the blast occurred in the rear garden of a popular Italian restaurant located in a busy shopping area of Islamabad. Witnesses say the blast, in which a Turkish woman was killed and 11 other people injured, occurred in the garden of a popular restaurant in Islamabad.
Some of the injured in the blast at Luna Caprese reportedly asked to be taken to the American embassy rather than local hospitals. A list posted at the local hospital where the victims were being treated said there were five Americans among the injured, one Canadian, one Japanese national and three Pakistanis.
The restaurant is one of the few that serve alcohol in Islamabad. The blast at the Luna Caprese Italian restaurant, in one of the capital city's busiest shopping districts, is among just a handful that serve alcohol.