Bloody Suicide bomber blew himself near my House

Before I explain that the bloody suicide bomber blew himself in Islamabad killing around 15 people, my house is located in Naval Complex, just near the sector where the bomb exploded. And it looked like it exploded in my next room, may the suicide bomber rot in hell for killing innocent people.

At least 15 people were killed today when a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives at a rally in support of Pakistan’s suspended chief judge.

Another 40 people were also wounded in the Islamabad blast, which happened before the chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, arrived at the venue.

Mr Chaudhry was on his way to the district court to address a gathering of lawyers who have led mass protests against his suspension when the attacker struck, officials said.

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The blast happened near a stage set up for Mr Chaudhry, and hundreds of people were present at the time, police said. Mr Chaudhry was at least three miles from the scene when the explosives went off.

Khalid Pervez, a senior municipal official, said at least 12 people died and another 40 were wounded. Three security officials said it was a suicide attack.

Mohammed Hafiz, an official at a nearby hospital, said it had received at least 10 bodies, and ambulances were bringing more injured. “We have declared an emergency,” he said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

The Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, has in recent months attempted to sack Mr Chaudhry, whose plight has become a rallying point for pro-democracy forces across the country.

Gen Musharraf has accused Mr Chaudhry of corruption and malpractice, but critics say the general wants to remove an independent-minded judge who could complicate his plans for another term of office later this year.

The president, however, appears to be losing the battle. Cries of “Musharraf is a dog” have become common at well-attended anti-military rallies across the country since early March.

Gen Musharraf has fuelled the controversy by partly relying on information provided by his notoriously politicised spy services to support his case against Mr Chaudry.

Last month the heads of the three main intelligence agencies – Inter-Services Intelligence, Military Intelligence, and the Intelligence Bureau – gave evidence to the supreme court outlining their attempts to persuade Mr Chaudhry to resign.

The supreme court, which has been hearing Mr Chaudhry’s appeal against his suspension, is expected to give its ruling in the case as early as Friday.

More than 100 people have died in violence that followed Gen Musharraf’s decision last week to storm Islamabad’s Red Mosque and deploy troops in militant strongholds near the Afghan border.

Leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaida have called for revenge attacks, including suicide attacks, on security forces.

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