Was the mosque emptied diligently by the protesters before this?
The Lal Masjid legacy stretches farther than conceived…
God bless all…
**Another suicide attack rocks Islamabad, several killed **
ISLAMABAD: **Another suicide attack rocked Islamabad on Friday amid police baton-charge and tear gas shelling on the protesters around the Lal mosque, the initial reports said.
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An explosion, possibly suicide attack occurred at Chhaper hotel near Abpara market, the reports said. The attack occurred about 200 feet off the Lal mosque premises.
Death of eight people including four cops of and four civilians have been confirmed by the hospital sources so far.
Several people were feared killed and scores injured, the eyewitness said. Some 20 injured have been shifted to Poly Clinic and PIMS hospital, several were reported in critical condition.
Red alert situation was already declared in the capital, though the authorities did not expect any attack or bomb blast, the sources said.
According to a foreign news agency a suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of policemen near the LalMosque in the Pakistani.
**“A man detonated explosives strapped to his body among two rows of Punjab police constabulary members who were there on duty because of the unrest at the
Red Mosque,” the security official was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity.
“At least ten people have been killed and many wounded.” Blood and pieces of flesh were strewn at the site of the blast near one of the main markets in Islamabad.
The explosion destroyed several nearby shops. **