Bombings at Islamabad university, 1 dead (Lead)
October 20th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Synchronised blasts, including a suicide bombing, rocked the Islamic University campus in this Pakistan capital, killing at least one person and injuring 13.
According to reports, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the girls’ cafeteria inside the campus.
Ahmed Hassan, an eyewitness, told Express TV that a man entered the university saying he had to deliver something. He then detonated himself.
The blasts took place in the boys hostel and the cafeteria.
Security personnel rushed to the varsity as students and teachers were being evacuated from the complex.
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