Four killed by bomb in Pakistan

The blast destroyed the embassy gate and damaged thebuilding and vehicles in the compound in the up-market districtof Islamabad where other missions and diplomats houses arelocated.

"Four people have been killed, there are no foreignersamong them," said a security official at the scene.

"It seems it was a car bomb," said the official, whodeclined to be identified.

The blast left a crater about three feet (one metre) deepon the road outside the mission.

Reuters correspondent Kamran Haider said he saw one bodywas just inside the gate of the embassy and two were outside.

Television pictures showed considerable damage to themission and nearby buildings and vehicles. One of the deadappeared to be a Pakistani guard.

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(Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)