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1 of 11. Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (C) consoles a suicide attack survivor receiving treatment at a hospital in Islamabad September 21, 2008.

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WASHINGTON | Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:56pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two members of the U.S. armed forces were killed in the suicide bomb attack that killed more than 50 people at the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital, the Defense Department said on Sunday.

The two, assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, died from wounds received in the Saturday bombing, the department said in a statement.

It said the names of the two were being withheld until their families were notified.

Pakistani officials said the suicide bombing bore the hallmarks of an operation by al Qaeda or an affiliate.

(Reporting by Nancy Waitz; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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