One Korean injured in Pakistan bombing: ministry

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean was lightly injured in Saturday's
truck bombing at a hotel in Islamabad, which killed at least 60 people, and he is
quickly recovering, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
No more South Koreans are believed to have been injured by the bombing, which
took place Saturday evening, officials added.
The massive bombing at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, a popular gathering place for
foreigners and Pakistani elite, is believed to have left at least 60 people dead
and 200 badly injured with more dead expected to be found in the wreckage,
according to officials there.
"A South Korean who had been dining at the hotel during the bombing suffered
scratches but is almost fully recovered," a Foreign Ministry official said. "The
Korean was on a business trip to Pakistan, and no more South Koreans have been
found hurt."
The suicide truck bombing came shortly after new Pakistani President Asif Ali
Zardari, who faces a growing struggle against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants
operating throughout the region, delivered his inaugural address to the
parliament.
It was one of the deadliest attacks by Islamic militants in Pakistan, presenting
the newly-elected Zardari with a major challenge just days after taking office.
Nearly 1,300 people have been killed this year alone in a wave of militant
violence across Pakistan.