- US embassy in Pakistan prohibited its employees from going to the Marriott Hotel.
- In September 2008, a suicide bomber targeted the Marriott Hotel.
- Unknown persons are possibly plotting to target Americans at the Marriott Hotel.
Due to the potential for a “attack,” the US embassy in Pakistan on Sunday prohibited its government employees from going to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. Following a suicide attack earlier this week, Pakistan’s capital was already on high alert.
According to a security advisory from the US government, “unknown persons are possibly plotting to target Americans at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad at some point during the holidays.”
Additionally, it advised against any unnecessary or unauthorised travel while the holidays were in effect in Islamabad for all staff members.
The warning follows a suicide bombing that occurred in a residential neighbourhood two days ago and resulted in the death of a police officer and the injury of ten other people.
According to reports, the militants of the Pakistani Taliban, who are independent of but aligned with Afghanistan’s government, claimed responsibility for the attack. Since then, the city of Islamabad has been on high alert with no public gatherings or processions allowed. Snap checks have been set up to scrutinise vehicles, and patrolling has been increased up.
In September 2008, a suicide bomber targeted the Marriott Hotel in one of the bloodiest such attacks in the capital, leaving 63 people dead and over 250 others injured.
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