Rare suicide bombing at Islamabad bank kills one

[xchrom]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/uk-pakistan-islamabad-blast-idUKTRE75C1P220110613

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least one person at a bank in Islamabad Monday, a police official said, in a rare attack on the Pakistani capital that will step up pressure on the army to reassert itself after a series of setbacks.

Pakistan's Taliban movement often stages suicide bombings but the last serious attack in Islamabad was in December 2009.

"The bomber walked into the bank and blew himself up when the security guard tried to search him," witness Hammad Ahmad told Reuters. The guard died and three people were wounded, police said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

[yawnmaster]

1. I guess he really killed two. eom

[xchrom]

2. indeed. nt

[dana_b]

3. not good

If the Taliban is stepping things up in Pakistan, we probably will as well.