Don't worry TMers, it was only a short circuit at first glance.
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Blast hits Pakistan luxury hotel(Marriot)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3963243.stm ^ | 28-10-04
Posted on 10/28/2004 1:35:53 PM EDT by sukhoi-30mki
Last Updated: Thursday, 28 October, 2004, 17:19 GMT 18:19 UK
Blast hits Pakistan luxury hotel
A powerful explosion has hit the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, causing an unknown number of casualties. BBC correspondent Zaffar Abbas reports a scene of real devastation around the city centre building, one of only two five-star hotels in the city.
Glass and other debris are littering the street outside and police have cordoned off the area.
There has been no official word on the cause of the explosion.
Our correspondent says the authorities have suggested that the blast may have been caused by an electrical short-circuit, but other investigators are trying to determine if it is a bomb blast.
Police said the explosion occurred at around 2135 local time (1735 GMT).
Blood could be seen on the ground and at least one injured man was carried out of the building on a stretcher, Reuters news agency reports.
The Marriott is one of the most popular hotels in Islamabad for foreign media and business people.
A bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, in August last year killed 12 people.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1260230/posts?page=2
Must have been that 'bird' that takes down electrical grids.
(Prayers up for the victims)