A suicide bomber blew himself up outside Pakistan's naval headquarters in Islamabad today, killing a guard and critically wounding two navy personnel.
The violence comes a day after US president Barack Obama announced a dramatic escalation in the war in Afghanistan, a move Pakistani officials fear will push militants across its borders and complicate the army's battle against the Taliban at home.
The guard was killed as he tried to keep the bomber from entering the naval headquarters, according to Fazeel Asghar, chief commissioner of Islamabad. A total of 11 people were wounded, including a six-year-old child.
"The attacker was wearing a coat. He was asked to take it off and show identification. When he opened the coat he was wearing a suicide vest which exploded," Mr Asghar told reporters.
Reuters
