TV pictures show flames at Islamabad hotel after blast
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Flames leapt from the windows of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday, television pictures showed, after what police said was a suspected bomb attack outside.
Diners told Reuters that some ceiling areas inside the hotel had collapsed.
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