The Seattle Times: Bomb kills 1, hurts 11 at Pakistan restaurant
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The restaurant, Luna Caprese, in a popular shopping area and one of the few places in the capital that serves alcohol, was packed with foreigners when the bomb exploded shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the peak of the dining hour. (article 2)
The blast indicated that insurgents in Pakistan may be changing their strategy, attacking Westerners instead of strictly targeting Pakistani law enforcement and army soldiers. (article 5)
The bold attack, during the dinner hour at Luna Caprese in one of the nicest areas of town, happened when a bomb was either placed in an alley next to a wall outside the garden restaurant or tossed inside. (article 5)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Turkish woman was killed and five Americans were among 11 people wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday night, police said. (article 1)
The other wounded included a Briton, a Canadian and a Japanese national, and three Pakistanis, according to a list posted at the hospital where the casualties were taken. (article 1)
Personnel from the U.S. and British embassies were among the wounded after what appeared to be the first attack targeting foreigners in a recent wave of violence in Pakistan. (article 4)
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Pakistan, Musharraf, Pakistani, ISLAMABAD, militants |
Source articles
- ABC News: Americans Hurt in Deadly Pakistan Blast (ABCNews, 03/15/2008, 320 words)
- Deadly Blast at Restaurant in Pakistan’s Capital (nytimes.com, 03/16/2008, 639 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 03/16/2008, 730 words)
- ABC News: Blast Kills 1 at Restaurant in Pakistan (ABCNews, 03/15/2008, 316 words)
- The Seattle Times: Bomb kills 1, hurts 11 at Pakistan restaurant (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/16/2008, 402 words)
- Pakistan restaurant hit by blast (BBC News, 03/15/2008, 94 words)
- Foreigners Targeted by Pakistan Bomb (time.com, 03/15/2008, 412 words)
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