Islamabad bombing

 

The United States aren't the only ones fighting a war against terror. Pakistan's capital city Islamabad was the scene for a chilling terrorist attack a couple of weekends ago leaving over 50 dead. The esteemed Marriott Hotel was the setting for one of the most explosive terrorist attacks in Pakistani history. After a truck rammed into a gate outside the hotel and caught fire, civilians ran for cover and fire-fighters attempted to extinguish the blaze. The truck was carrying the main blast of the attack, over 600kg of high quality explosives, as well as mortar and grenades. Reports have emerged that Pakistani officials were scheduled for a meeting at the hotel, providing a possible cause for the attack. The Marriott Hotel has since released a statement denying that there was ever a reservation for the officials that day; it's hard to derive any sure-fire factual evidence from the plethora of misleading news reports since the attack.