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At least one person is reported to have died in a powerful blast at a top hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. | |
It is not clear what caused the blast in the car park of the Marriott hotel. Police have sealed off the area. | |
Pakistan's interior minister said it might have been a suicide attack, but this is not yet confirmed. | |
The Marriott is located near government buildings and diplomatic missions. One Pakistani TV station reported that the body of a man was seen near the scene. | |
"It seems it was a suicide attack, but officers are still investigating," Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao told the Associated Press news agency. | |
Police official Abdul Ghaffar said a number of people wounded in the explosion were being taken to hospital. | |
The BBC's Barbara Plett, who is at the scene, says part of the hotel and a number of cars have been damaged. |