Islamabad,June 13:A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a private bank in the heart of the Pakistani capital today, killing a security guard and injuring several others, police said.
The bomber detonated his explosive vest when he was stopped by a security guard as he tried to enter the bank at the market in Sector I-8, police officials said.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Bin Yamin confirmed that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.
The guard who stopped the bomber was killed and several others were injured, officials said.
Officials at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences said they had received one body and three injured persons.
The condition of two wounded was described as serious.
Officials said they had found the head of the bomber, who appeared to be about 18 to 19 years old. He was dressed in a shalwar-kameez and approached the bank on foot.
—-Agencies