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Sunday, 17 March, 2002, 15:55 GMT
In pictures: Pakistan church blast
At least five people have died in a grenade attack on a Protestant church in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

The church, inside the city's heavily guarded diplomatic enclave, was crowded with Sunday morning worshippers.

Women mourn Afghan victim
Relatives of victims cannot hide their grief...

Interior of the shattered church
... after a simple church service ended in carnage

The Protestant church in Islamabad
The attackers evaded security guards

Bloodstains outside the door
There was grim evidence of the bloodshed everywhere

Victim of grenade attack
The dead were taken away on stretchers

An injured American woman leaves her children
Other casualties were rushed to hospital

US security official takes away a sack containing evidence
US officials began an immediate investigation

Police surround the church
Pakistani police are hunting the bombers

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The BBC's Zaffar Abbas
"This is a messy situation"
See also:

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28 Oct 01 | South Asia
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07 Jan 02 | South Asia
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