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Blast by Islamabad police station Bomb attack on Islamabad police
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A suspected bomb has killed at least one person outside a police station in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. A suicide bomber has killed at least one policeman in an attack in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials and police say.
The blast, which could be heard across the city centre, occurred outside the offices of police special branch near Sitara market in the south of the city.The blast, which could be heard across the city centre, occurred outside the offices of police special branch near Sitara market in the south of the city.
Police and local TV stations report that the blast appears to have been the work of a suicide bomber. Special intelligence and bomb disposal units are believed to use the building.
Violence in Pakistan has surged in recent months amid a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants.Violence in Pakistan has surged in recent months amid a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants.
"There were some dead and injured," police official Mohammad Ilyas told AFP news agency.
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