A bomb attack has hit the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing at least 31 people.
The BBC's Barbara Plett who is at the scene says the blast created a 20ft (6m) deep crater, and destroyed the entire front section of the hotel. |
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