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Bomber persuaded police he was delivering candy

A Pakistani suicide bomber convinced security-gate guards at Islamabad police headquarters that he was delivering candy before detonating his explosives Thursday, killing himself and injuring 17 others, a police official told CNN.

Pakistan suicide bomber uses candy to get past guards

A man convinced security guards Thursday that he was delivering a box of sweets to Islamabad police headquarters before setting off a suicide blast, a police official told CNN.

Time.com: Bombings Put Pressure on Pakistani Politicians

Once allergic to being tied to Washington's war on terror, the country's targeted political class is beginning to see it as their own struggle

Time.com: Pakistan: Bombs Kill 10, Hurt 14

Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistan, including an attack in a police complex in the capital

U.N. raises Islamabad security level

The U.N. declared the Pakistani capital unsafe for the children of its international staff Thursday and ordered them out, putting the once tranquil city on a par with Kabul and Somalia.

Time.com: Islamabad After the Marriott Bombing: The Baghdad Effect

With security heightened after the Sept. 20 bombing, the city resembles the Iraqi capital of 2003

Britain: Diplomats' children must leave Pakistan

Britain is ordering the children of its diplomats in Pakistan to leave the country following last month's suicide bombing at a luxury hotel in Islamabad.

Time.com: A Shake-Up at the Top of Pakistan's Spy Agency

Was it due to U.S prodding or a way for Kayani to prove that his office remains the most powerful in the troubled country?

Pakistan airports on alert after terror threat

Police tightened security at airports across Pakistan Thursday after receiving reports of a possible suicide attack at the international airport that serves Islamabad.

Dinner plans save Pakistan's rulers from hotel bomb attack

Pakistan's president, prime minister and other leaders had planned to dine at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday night, when it was struck by a massive truck bombing, a government official said Monday.

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