Bomb In Pakistani Capital, Warplanes Hit Militants

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in Islamabad, warplanes killed 20 Islamist fighters in the northwest, and children died in a roadside blast on Thursday as Pakistan's war with militants intensified. President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto who herself was killed in a suicide attack, said the government was not scared of militants and it was determined to rid society of terrorism. Officials reported at least eight wounded but no fatalities in the attack on the police complex housing an anti-terrorist squad on the outskirts of the capital. "I am at the site of the blast. I have seen several people wounded, eight or nine," police official Khalid Mehmood told Reuters. Police chief Asghar Raza Gardazi said the attacker entered the police building carrying two baskets of sweets and presented one of them to a policeman. "The moment he gave basket to the policeman, an explosion took place." He said three policemen were wounded. "There was no loss of life, with the Grace of God." The blast ripped the corner walls off a three-storey building in the complex. (cont)
Source: Reuters
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