The United States embassy in Islamabad has recommended its group of workers to steer clear of the Marriott Resort in Pakistan’s capital bringing up the potential for a fear assault. The safety alert issued through the embassy stated that they’re acutely aware of a plot to assault American citizens on the Marriott Resort throughout the continuing vacation season.
The embassy has additionally recommended American citizens to steer clear of non-essential go back and forth to Islamabad throughout this era bringing up the Pink Alert within the town and the ban on public gatherings. The alert has been issued simply two days after a suicide bombing in Islamabad killed 1 policeman and left 6 others injured.
Flash: US executive problems alert & restricts officers from visiting Islamabad’s Marriott Resort ‘because of imaginable assault.’ %.twitter.com/iOiL4NgvZP
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) December 25, 2022
Following the suicide bombing, the government issued a purple alert and banned all public gatherings in Pakistan’s capital town. The actions associated with the approaching native executive elections have additionally been suspended for 2 weeks.
The United States embassy has requested its group of workers to stick vigilant if they’re attending any occasions, or visiting non secular puts, and feature been requested to keep away from puts with huge crowds. They’ve additionally been recommended to hold their identity always and stay observe of native media if they’re travelling.
2008 terror assault at Marriott Islamabad
In 2008, Marriott Resort in Islamabad used to be the objective of a dangerous terror assault that killed 54 other people and left over 250 injured. A dumpster truck full of explosives used to be rammed into the entrance gate of the resort on September 20 that 12 months. The explosion, performed through the use of 600 KGs of explosives, destroyed part of the resort. The resort used to be closed for a couple of months because the renovations happened.
