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| Bomb alert at Islamabad airport | Bomb alert at Islamabad airport |
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| The Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at the international airport in the capital, Islamabad. | The Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at the international airport in the capital, Islamabad. |
| The move follows intelligence reports suggesting that a suicide bomber was about to target the airport. | The move follows intelligence reports suggesting that a suicide bomber was about to target the airport. |
| Flights are continuing as normal, although some airport complexes were closed for a time. | |
| The mood in Islamabad has been jittery all week after Saturday's huge bombing which devastated the Marriott Hotel in the city, killing more than 50 people. | |
| Reviews | Reviews |
| There have been reports that more suicide bombs have been smuggled into the city in trucks or cars. | There have been reports that more suicide bombs have been smuggled into the city in trucks or cars. |
| The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says officials are taking a bomb threat against the airport seriously. | The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says officials are taking a bomb threat against the airport seriously. |
| Planes are still landing and taking off but security measures have been stepped up and some offices in the airport complex were closed temporarily. | |
| British Airways has already suspended its flights to Islamabad indefinitely and foreign companies and diplomatic missions in Pakistan are conducting urgent reviews of security. | British Airways has already suspended its flights to Islamabad indefinitely and foreign companies and diplomatic missions in Pakistan are conducting urgent reviews of security. |
| The United States has now prohibited all American government personnel from staying at or visiting major hotels in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar. | The United States has now prohibited all American government personnel from staying at or visiting major hotels in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar. |
| And both the US embassy and the British high commission have temporarily suspended their visa application services. | And both the US embassy and the British high commission have temporarily suspended their visa application services. |