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Blast at Danish embassy in Pakistan
Monday, June 2, 2008 : At least eight dead after suspected car bomb explodes in building's parking area.
At least eight people have been reported dead and dozens injured after a large explosion outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The suspected car bomb in the embassy's parking area caused extensive damage to the building and left a huge crater in the area on Monday. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from the scene, said that a number of bodies could be seen on the streets outside the embassy.
He said that the explosion happened at about 12.10pm [0710GMT] and security forces and ambulances attended the scene. "Dozens of bodies are littered all over the place. The blast could be heard all over the city, and has literally taken the leaves off the trees ... and broken all the windows in adjoining areas," he reported.
Cartoon row
"It must be remembered that there was considerable anger at the Danish because of the cartoon affair," he said, referring to recent re-publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
Denmark had moved out most of its foreign staff in recent months due to threats linked to the row over the cartoons.
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"This incident has nothing to do with Islam and we all condemn it," Mufti Mohammed Naeem, Principal of the Jamia Binoria madrasah and a Karachi-based scholar, told IslamOnline.net.
A car bomb rocked the Danish embassy early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly 30 others.
Two of the dead were policemen.
The Danish daily Politiken quoted embassy charge d'affaires Michael Hjortso as saying only one Dane was in the building at the time of the blast.
Mufti Naeem stressed that attacks on non-Muslim foreigners living in Muslim countries are forbidden in Islam.
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"We condemn this bombing and other acts of violence and extremism," Mohamed Al-Barazi, the chairman of the Muslim Association of Denmark, told IslamOnline.net over the phone from Copenhagen.
A car bomb rocked the Danish embassy in Islamabad early Monday.
Government-run television said at least eight people were killed and nearly 30 others injured.
Two of the dead were policemen and two others were said to be foreigners.
The Danish daily Politiken quoted embassy charge d'affaires Michael Hjortso as saying only one Dane was in the building at the time of the blast.
The bombing left a huge crater outside the embassy, damaging a nearby development agency.
Dozens of cars were wrecked by the force of the explosion and some were on fire.
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