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| Armed attack at Pakistan airport | Armed attack at Pakistan airport |
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| At least one person has been killed and three injured in an explosion in the car park of Islamabad's international airport, Pakistani police say. | |
| A senior officer told the BBC the blast occurred after a group of armed men was challenged by security guards. | |
| Three of the attackers were injured in an exchange of fire. One tried to throw a grenade, but died when it exploded. | Three of the attackers were injured in an exchange of fire. One tried to throw a grenade, but died when it exploded. |
| Police suspect he was a suicide bomber and are examining whether he was carrying more explosives. | |
| Officials said at least one suspected accomplice was arrested. | |
| Series of bombings | |
| The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says the significance of this bombing is more the target than the human loss. | |
| The international airport serves the capital and is used by many foreigners and dignitaries. Last month, a suicide bomber attacked a five-star hotel in Islamabad. | |
| The attacks are the latest in a series of bombings in different parts of the country over the past two weeks that have killed more than 20 people. | |
| Unofficially, police are saying they could be connected to militant tribesmen in the border region near Afghanistan, our correspondent says. | |
| Militants had threatened to take revenge for recent army air strikes there. |