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| Several dead in Pakistan capital | Several dead in Pakistan capital |
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| Several people have been killed by an explosion at a security post in the heart of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. | Several people have been killed by an explosion at a security post in the heart of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. |
| Gunshots were heard after what officials described as a suicide bomb attack which killed at least six paramilitary police. | Gunshots were heard after what officials described as a suicide bomb attack which killed at least six paramilitary police. |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett in the city said the explosion struck a police mess tent and was followed by gunfire. | The BBC's Barbara Plett in the city said the explosion struck a police mess tent and was followed by gunfire. |
| Police cordoned off the location and live television footage showed ambulances attending the scene. | Police cordoned off the location and live television footage showed ambulances attending the scene. |
| This was the second attack on the security forces in Islamabad in two weeks. | |
| A suicide bomb attack on a police station on 23 March left one policeman dead and another injured. | |
| 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. |
| Last June a massive bomb blast in Islamabad's Marriott hotel killed at least 53 people and injured more than 250. | Last June a massive bomb blast in Islamabad's Marriott hotel killed at least 53 people and injured more than 250. |