US, UK Warn of Possible Attack in Islamabad, Bar Staff from Visiting Popular Hotel over the Holidays

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The US and UK governments on Sunday warned of a probable assault on their officers at a famous inn in Pakistan at some point of the festive season. In an advisory, the United States embassy in Islamabad limited its team of workers from journeying Marriott Hotel withinside the Pakistan capital mentioning protection issues.

The embassy issued the alert, announcing that it “is aware about records that unknown people are probable plotting to assault Americans on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad someday at some point of the holidays”. “Effective immediately, the Embassy in Islamabad is prohibiting all American team of workers from journeying Islamabad`s Marriott Hotel.”

The embassy additionally requested its employees now no longer to adopt non-essential, unofficial journey in Islamabad at some point of the vacation season. “…as Islamabad has been positioned on a Red Alert mentioning protection issues whilst banning all public gatherings, the embassy is urging all Mission employees to chorus from non-essential, unofficial journey in Islamabad during the vacation season,” the alert stated.

The directive from the United States and UK governments comes days after militants believed to were at the verge of sporting out a suicide bombing in Islamabad`s authorities district blew themselves up as police pursued their automobile, killing one officer.

Pakistan`s indoors ministry stated the car were heading for a excessive-cost goal withinside the capital. The automobile exploded close to police headquarters on a primary avenue main to a central authority quarter wherein parliament and the places of work of senior officers are located.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed the auto bombing, announcing it become revenge for the killing of one in all their leaders. “We take duty for the suicide assault in opposition to the enemy of Islam,” stated a announcement from the militants referred to as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organization of Sunni Islamist and sectarian groups.

Islamabad`s management has considering that positioned the metropolis on excessive alert, banning public gatherings and processions, at the same time as campaigns are ongoing for upcoming nearby elections. Police have stepped up patrols and mounted snap checkpoints to investigate motors throughout the metropolis.

A suicide bombing centered the capital`s Marriott Hotel in September 2008, in one of the deadliest such incidents withinside the capital. Attackers drove a unload truck as much as the inn`s gates earlier than detonating it, killing sixty three human beings and wounding over 250 others.