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Warden Message: Popular Islamabad Expatriate Restaurant Bombed
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
South / Central Asia - Pakistan
15 Mar 2008
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U.S. Embassy Islamabad issued the following Warden Message on March 15, 2008:
There has been an explosion at the Luna Caprese restaurant in Islamabad, Sector F-6. Casualties have been reported and local security forces are on the scene. All Americans are advised to avoid unnecessary travel in the F-6 area.
As per our long-standing guidance, we would like to remind the American citizen community to avoid areas where Westerners are known to congregate and to maintain a low profile. American citizens should stay alert, be aware of their surroundings, reduce travel to a minimum, and act self-defensively at all times.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warning for Pakistan, and Consular Information Sheet for Pakistan can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays)
Contact information follows for all four posts in Pakistan:
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is located at Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5; telephone (92-51) 208-0000; Consular Section telephone (92-51) 208-2700; fax (92-51) 282-2632, website http://islamabad.usembassy.gov
The U.S. Consulate General in Karachi, located at 8 Abdullah Haroon Road, closed its public operations indefinitely due to security concerns. U.S. citizens requiring emergency assistance should call the consular section in Karachi. Their telephone is (92-21) 520-4200 (after hours: 92-21-520-4400; fax 92-21-568-0496, website http://karachi.usconsulate.gov
The U.S. Consulate in Lahore is located at 50- Sharah-E-Abdul Hameed Bin Badees, (Old Empress Road) near Shimla Hill Rotary, telephone (92-42) 603-4000 or 603-4250, fax (92-42) 603-4200, website http://lahore.usconsulate.gov, Email address: acslahore@state.gov
The U.S. Consulate in Peshawar is located at 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment, Peshawar; telephone (92-91) 526-8800; fax (92-91) 527-6712, website http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov
Seven missiles were fired in the strike in the tribal area of South Waziristan, the television report said. The Pakistani military said five or six explosions were heard near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080316/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_missile_attack