Marriott Islamabad Before and after 20-09-2008

The Marriot Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan was bombed. At least 59 people are dead and twenty-five critically injured.
The explosion, believed to be a truck bomb, occurred at 8 p.m. just hours after newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari addressed Parliament and promised to destroy terrorism in the country.
It is thought that more than a ton (approx. 700kg of RDX and TNT) of explosives were used in the blast, which left a crater 30 feet deep and triggered a gas leak which sent the hotel up in flames. It is feared that the death toll may go much higher in what is one of the worst terror attacks in Pakistans history.
The Marriott is a popular place for foreigners to stay and the most prominent US-owned enterprise in the city, despite a wave of violence in the area. In January 2007, a security guard was killed and several people injured after the guard blocked a bomber from getting at the hotel, forcing him to detonate his explosives where he was.
Dozens of vehicles have been destroyed, and trees nearby have been felled. Buildings hundreds of meters away have had their windows shattered. Witnesses, including a security guard, described a large truck approaching the building immediately before the explosion. The explosion was heard 30km (18 miles) away in Rawalpindi.

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• 20-09-2008

[TURKCHEMIST]

So much pain and suffering May God help those who has suffered and give patience to the ones who hace lost their loved ones

[zzahier]

Cok teskur ederim kardesim

[zzahier]

A beautiful place where I stayed and considered always safe. Alas no more.

[slavyer47]

May Allah mercy on peoples souls who lost their lives in this shameful attack. We feel pains of our Pakistani brothers in our hearts. Huda Hafeez.

[DzineNoteBook]

Inshallah one day soon .. the Marriott .. & Pakistan will regain its aplomb and splendour.

[atchoum31Fr]

Leur opulences peut être balayé d'un revers de main.

[fwd1976]

a day after the marriot bombing, i read a mna's brother told an english news paper how american marines brought a number of big boxes in the marriot compound and shifted them in.that was the midnight before the attack. look at the fire emerging from hotel rooms upstairs. y not the same fire on first floor.what was in those boxes. y was that mna's brother kept silent afterwards. jago pakistanis jago.

[maidenhorde]

@ dudepatan

I agree with you, i also have thoughts as you have.

But how they understand who is behind???? They will still abusing which eachother. Allah hi behter karay......

[Dudepatan]

hay man its not between panjabi and patans its

all bcs of americans and indians they want to devde us and then rule and u guys are doing exactly the same be togather and fight terrorist.

[ednan9]

wonder why in the world we got independent..to face these calamities

[F1RE2WATER]

so true!

[wsnyc80]

I dont think he's pathan..probably another indian loser trying to create problems between Pakistani brothers its sad you fell into his trap.

[Anas786]

I totally agree with you brother you are not alone there are thousand more people who think the same way

[Anas786]

fuck you pathans.not punjabis and ya fuck sheri singh zardari

[IfkKMgirls]

Fuk Punjabi not Sheri Sindh Zardari