ISLAMABAD
One police man has been martyred and several other persons including 3 policemen have been injured in suicide blast in sector I-10/4 in Islamabad.
According to Police sources Eagle squad personnel intercepted a car and during search the terrorists blew up the car which was laden with explosive material. One police man was martyred and 4 were injured in blast. The injured were shifted to hospital.
Emergency has been imposed in the hospital.
The martyred policeman has been identified as headconstable Adeel Hussain while the injured include police men Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Yousuf and Muhammad Bilal.
The law enforcement agencies besieged the area soon after blast and movement of unauthorized vehicles has been stopped .
The rescue teams and law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene after blast. Investigation into the incident has been started with the help of CCTV cameras installed in the area.
According to Islamabad police spokesperson security was high alert in Islamabad and checking was underway. Police personnel deployed on checking intercepted a suspicious vehicle. The suicide bomber blew himself up as soon as the vehicle stopped.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Islamabad Sohail Zafar Chatha told the media that body parts of a man and a woman have been collected from the scene. The media will be informed after investigation into the incident is completed.
Director PIMS Khalid Mehsood told the media men10 injured have been brought to hospital so far. Dead bodies of two persons have been brought. Dead body of a police person and a citizen have been brought. The process of identification of the injured is underway.
Following the blast, security has been beefed up in Islamabad and Rawalpindi while checking at exit and entry points of the cities have also been made stricter.
