Truck bomb kills 34 at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad

A powerful truck bomb exploded outside the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 34 people this Saturday, said police.

At least 200 people were injured from the blast but results are still pending.

GEO TV’s reporter, Hamid Mir, who was at the explosion site, said he saw at least 52 bodies. Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the Marriott Hotel, and hotel staff — most of them security guards, he said. Mir said a witness saw the hotel gates rammed open by a small car, followed by an explosive-laden truck, which detonated.

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~ by The Chaos on September 20, 2008.