Foreigners Targeted by Pakistan Bomb

Adil — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:29:36 +0000

A powerful bomb ripped through the garden seating area of a restaurant in Islamabad on Saturday evening, killing a Turkish aid worker and wounding 11 others, including a British diplomat, two Japanese nationals, four Americans, a Canadian and the Italian owner, according to Pakistan police officials. Luna Caprese is an Italian-style casual restaurant that specializes in pizza, and is popular among foreigners because it is one of the few restaurants that serves alcohol in the Pakistani capital. Waiter Shaukat Abassi had just returned to the kitchen with a load of dirty dishes when the bomb hit. “It felt like an earthquake,” he said. “I saw a lot of blood.” Abassi had been working at the restaurant for more than 12 years. Not once had they ever received a threat, he said, even though the back of the garden abuts a local mosque. Police investigators are still unsure about the origin of the bomb, but it does not appear to be a suicide bomber — more likely, the bomb was either placed in the garden and remotely detonated, or lobbed over the wall.

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Foreigners Targeted by Pakistan Bomb