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'Fatal' blast at Islamabad hotel 'Suicide blast' at Pakistan hotel
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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. A suicide bomber has killed himself and one other at a top hotel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, officials say.
It is not clear what caused the blast in the car park of the Marriott hotel. Police have sealed off the area. Police have sealed off the blast area in the car park of the Marriott hotel.
Pakistan's interior minister said it might have been a suicide attack, but this is not yet confirmed. "It was a suicide attack. The bomber and one security official of the hotel was killed," Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao told Reuters news agency.
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. The Marriott is located near government buildings and diplomatic missions. Police say a number of people hurt in the explosion were taken to hospital.
"It seems it was a suicide attack, but officers are still investigating," Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao told the Associated Press news agency. The BBC's Barbara Plett, who is at the scene, says part of the hotel and a number of cars have also been damaged.
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.