Al Jazeera English – News – Blast At Danish Embassy In Pakistan

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by martijn.
Categories: International Terrorism.

Al Jazeera English – News – Blast At Danish Embassy In Pakistan
Blast at Danish embassy in Pakistan
At least eight people have been reported dead and dozens injured after a large explosion outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

The suspected car bomb in the embassy’s parking area caused extensive damage to the building and left a huge crater in the area on Monday.

Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from the scene, said that a number of bodies could be seen on the streets outside the embassy.

He said that the explosion happened at about 12.10pm local time [0710 GMT] and security forces and ambulances attended the scene.

“Dozens of bodies are littered all over the place. The blast could be heard all over the city, and has literally taken the leaves off the trees … and broken all the windows in adjoining areas,” he reported.

Denmar’s foreign ministry has confirmed that a Danish national was killed in the attack.

Cartoon row

“It must be remembered that there was considerable anger at the Danish because of the cartoon affair,” he said, referring to recent re-publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.

Denmark had moved out most of its foreign staff in recent months due to threats linked to the row over the cartoons.

Ahmed Qureshi, a political analyst, told Al Jazeera that the timing was very strange if it was an attack in response to the publication of the cartoons. (more…)

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