Explosion at Pakistan Marriott hotel kills at least 60

At least 60 people including foreigners were killed in a powerful blast outside the five-star Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into the hotel gate engulfing the building in flames.

ARY TV reported that 60 people had died and 200 injured in the explosion in which the popular American hotel chain was targetted for the second time in 20 months. The blasts were the most intense explosion ever in the country at one particular spot,according to officials.


Reports late tonight said that two-thirds of the 290-room hotel were destroyed in the blast which occurred at about 8 pm in the heavily guarded part of Islamabad. Several US officials were believed to be in the hotel at the time of the blast which would have been packed with diners including Muslism breaking the Ramzan fast.