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'Fatal' blast at Islamabad hotel 'Fatal' blast at Islamabad hotel
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At least one person is reported to have been killed in a powerful explosion at a top hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. 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 blast site. It is not clear what caused the blast in the car park of the Marriott hotel. Police have sealed off the area.
The Marriott is situated in an area of the city where government buildings and diplomatic missions are located. Pakistan's interior minister said it might have been a suicide attack, but this is not yet confirmed.
One Pakistani television station reported that the body of a man had been seen lying near the scene. 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.