Explosion Occurs Near Denmark Embassy in Pakistan,

An explosion took place near Denmark's embassy in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police said. There are no reports of casualties.
``We don't know the cause of the blast,'' said Muhammad Hafeez at Rescue 15, a local police agency, in Islamabad. ``It could be a bomb or the explosion may have been caused after an electric generator blew up.''
The blast killed three people and injured five others, GEO television reported, citing unidentified police officials. The explosion took place around 1 p.m. local time and the embassy building was badly damaged, GEO reported.
Denmark's three biggest newspapers, and about a dozen regional ones, on Feb. 13 reprinted an image of the Prophet Muhammad by cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, after police said he was the target of a terrorist-related murder plot. Westergaard's caricature of Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban was among 12 printed in 2005 by the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that prompted protests in Muslim communities worldwide.
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Why denmark has to face this???
answer:
Denmark's three biggest newspapers republished an image of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) by cartoonist Kurt Westergaard after he received death threats.
Westergaard's caricature of Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban was among 12 printed in Septmeber 2005 by the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that prompted protests in Muslim communities worldwide.
However six of the cartoons were first reprinted by the Egyptian newspaper El Fagr on October 2005. The publication did not provoke any condemnations or other reactions from religious or government authorities.



Denmark condemns embassy attack in Pakistan



Denmark has called an emergency government meeting after a suicide car bombing outside its embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

At least eight people died and nearly 30 others were injured in the blast, which damaged the embassy building and left a huge crater in the road outside.

Denmark had downgraded the embassy and moved out many of its staff in recent months, in the wake of threats linked to the reprinting of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Danish media.

The Danish foreign minister, Per Stig Moeller, has condemned the attack, describing it has "totally unacceptable."

oh my god.
very bad explosion. bad news for all peoples.

Yeah, i heard this news when i was in my office coz i live in isb too, its realy very bad

An explosion took place near Denmark's embassy (sector F-6/2) in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police said. There are 8 killed and 24 injured as per reports of casualties.




"It could be a bomb or the explosion may have been caused after an electric generator blew up.'' said Muhammad Hafeez at Rescue 15, a local police agency, in Islamabad.
The explosion took place around 1 p.m. local time and the embassy building was badly damaged, GEO reported. According to preliminary reports 30-kilogram explosives were used in the attack. Joint team of police, FIA and secret agencies was constituted for the blast probe.

Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller condemned suicide attack on his country's embassy in Pakistan as "unacceptable".

Norway has temporarily closed its embassy in Islamabad after the suicide attack.
According to initial reports an explosives laden car was parked in the parking lot. The car blast destroyed nearby buildings and at least two dozen cars parked in the area.

The injured brought to Poly Clinic were identified as Maimoona Abbas, Farzana Shaheen, Saima Hussain, Muhammad Hussain, Zaman, Muhammad Haleem, Najeeb Aslam, Muhammad Waseem, Tarique, Sher Azam, Sardar Ali, Muhammad Altaf and Hyder Sultan. The injured that were admitted at PIMS were included Allah Ditta, Jahangir, Gul Rehman, Sajjad Maseeh, Tanveer, Abdul Mannan, Nasir Ahmed, Waqar and a Brizilian national Maria. Two dead bodies identified as Zafar Iqbal and Muntazir Hussain were also brought to PIMS. According to interior ministry sources a foreign national reportedly killed in the blast.

Joint team of police, FIA and secret agencies was constituted for the blast probe.

download* footage by Geo News of the aftermath of blast

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!*!Possbile Reason - Denmark's three biggest newspapers, and about a dozen regional ones, on Feb. 13 reprinted an image of the Prophet Muhammad by cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, after police said he was the target of a terrorist-related murder plot. Westergaard's caricature of Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban was among 12 printed in 2005 by the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that prompted protests in Muslim communities worldwide.

latest updates says that the explosive laden car had a islamabad registration number, also the reports say that the suicide bomber may wanted to target Mr. Musharraf, because the explosive laden car was seen 3 times on the official route of president (from Army House to Presidency).


*Note that, there were news about Mr.Musharraf leaving the Army House, as he is not an in-service army general anymore.

okay ... thnks for sharing abid bro but y did he quit army ?!

political disturbance and pressure by political forces and nation caused him... if i'm not wrong

oh its so sad...politics really killing pakistan i guess

no doubt aktel bro politics have destroyed our country and this explosion is the result of all politics and self-benefit... may Allah guide us all ...

It may b the reaction of that cartoons but its a v sad incident.These kinds of activites should be stopped.Humans should not kill humans.

I agree with u n0thingness bro...May alah guide us all