A suicide bomber has killed at least one policeman in an attack in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials and police say.
A suicide bomber has killed at least one policeman and injured another 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.
It seems the bomber set off his device after trying unsuccessfully to enter police special branch offices near Sitara market in the south of the city.
Special intelligence and bomb disposal units are believed to use the building.
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.
The bomber was stopped as he tried to enter the police station, police said.
"The bomber was on foot and when the guards tried to stop him at the checkpost he blew himself up," Rana Akbar, a senior official in the city administration, told Reuters news agency.
An eyewitness described the scene: "I can see human flesh scattered on the road and the damaged police check post at the gate."
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