Four of the 12 people wounded in the weekend bombing of
an Islamabad restaurant are U.S. FBI agents, the bureau confirmed
Sunday.
The attack occurred Saturday when a bomb was hurled over
a wall surrounding the Luna Caprese restaurant, an outdoor
cafe frequented by Westerners, journalists and diplomats.
Four FBI personnel were "slightly injured" in the
blast, FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko said Sunday in a written
statement.
In addition to wounding the agents, the explosion killed
a Turkish woman and wounded a fifth American, three Pakistanis,
a person from the United Kingdom and someone from Japan, authorities
said.
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A high-ranking federal source had earlier told CNN that the
agents' wounds included deep lacerations, concussions and
fractures.
The four, who were eating dinner together at the time of
the attack, were not believed to have been targeted, the source
added.
An air ambulance took the agents to a hospital.
Government officials have not said who they believe is responsible
for Saturday's attack, but they suspect al Qaeda and Taliban-linked
militants from Pakistan's tribal region, who have carried out
similar attacks in the past.
An FBI spokesman in Washington had no comment, but National
Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told CNN that President
Bush "appreciates the hard and dangerous work that U.S.
officials engage in around the world, and our thoughts are
with them and their families as they recover from this attack."
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