Attack on Islamabad Imambargah kills three

 18 February 2015

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed and two others injured in an attack on Imambargah in Islamabad Wednesday, officials said.

A lone suicide bomber blew himself up after he was confronted by a mosque security guard as he tried to enter the complex during evening prayers, officials said.

"One of the injured expired in the operation theatre and the death toll is three now," Dr Ayesha Ishani, spokesperson of Pakistan Institute of medical Sciences (PIMS) where the injured are being treated, told reporters. "One of the injured is in critical condition in the operation theatre while the other is stable," she said.

A spokesman of the Islamabad police confirmed that the security guard and one other person also died during the blast. "The suicide bomber had opened fire before trying to enter the mosque which caused the causalities," the spokesman of Islamabad police told AFP.

He said the people inside the mosque locked the door as the suicide bomber scuffled with the security guard.

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