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| Karachi corpse count at 4, at least 1 American killed |
| 2006-03-02 |
| A car bomb exploded Thursday outside the U.S. Consulate and a luxury hotel in Pakistan's biggest city, killing four people including an American diplomat just days ahead of a visit to Pakistan by President Bush, police said. The blast ripped through the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel, about 20 yards from the consulate gate, shattering windows at the consulate and on all 10 floors of the hotel. Ten cars were destroyed, sending clouds of thick black smoke over the scene. Speaking in neighboring India, Bush said a U.S. foreign service officer was killed. "We have lost at least one U.S. citizen in the bombing, a foreign service officer, and I send our country's deepest condolences to that person's loved ones and family," Bush said, declining to provide further details. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |