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| At least eight policemen have been killed and dozens of people injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, officials say. | At least eight policemen have been killed and dozens of people injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, officials say. |
| The blast occurred in front of a police station near the city's Melody Market. | The blast occurred in front of a police station near the city's Melody Market. |
| It came on the first anniversary of the bloody ending of a siege at the city's Red Mosque, in which more than 100 people were killed during fighting. | It came on the first anniversary of the bloody ending of a siege at the city's Red Mosque, in which more than 100 people were killed during fighting. |
| The mosque was stormed by Pakistani troops to evict militants who had taken sanctuary within its complex. | The mosque was stormed by Pakistani troops to evict militants who had taken sanctuary within its complex. |
| There are conflicting reports regarding the death toll, with some officials saying as many as a 10 policemen may have been killed in the blast. | There are conflicting reports regarding the death toll, with some officials saying as many as a 10 policemen may have been killed in the blast. |
| President Pervez Musharraf condemned the blast and reiterated the government's commitment to root out terrorism in "all its forms and manifestations". | President Pervez Musharraf condemned the blast and reiterated the government's commitment to root out terrorism in "all its forms and manifestations". |
| Police on alert | Police on alert |
| Police had been deployed at a rally near the mosque, which is also known as Lal Masjid, where several thousand Islamist had gathered to mark the anniversary. | Police had been deployed at a rally near the mosque, which is also known as Lal Masjid, where several thousand Islamist had gathered to mark the anniversary. |
| Islamabad's Red Mosque Profile: Red Mosque | |
| "The blast happened 15 minutes after the meeting dispersed. A heavy contingent of police was at a main crossing several hundred metres from the mosque and they were targeted in the attack," a senior security official told the AFP news agency. | "The blast happened 15 minutes after the meeting dispersed. A heavy contingent of police was at a main crossing several hundred metres from the mosque and they were targeted in the attack," a senior security official told the AFP news agency. |
| Blood and body parts covered the streets of this residential neighbourhood as terrified people came running out of their houses, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad. | Blood and body parts covered the streets of this residential neighbourhood as terrified people came running out of their houses, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad. |
| The rally itself was peaceful, but security had been tight because of fears of an attack, our correspondent adds. | The rally itself was peaceful, but security had been tight because of fears of an attack, our correspondent adds. |
| The bloody ending of the mosque's siege triggered a wave of revenge bombings by Islamist militants. | The bloody ending of the mosque's siege triggered a wave of revenge bombings by Islamist militants. |
| Are you in the area? Did you hear or witness the blast? You can send comments using the form below: | Are you in the area? Did you hear or witness the blast? You can send comments using the form below: |
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