Suicide blast rocks Pakistan Navy HQ

A young man walked up to a checkpoint at the entrance to the complex and detonated his explosives when challenged by security forces. The blast scattered body parts across the busy city center road, police and witnesses said.
Insurgents frequently target military installations and attacks have intensified as Islamabad pursues a fierce military offensive, under Western pressure to do more to eliminate Taleban and Al-Qaeda sanctuaries.
Fazeel Asghar, the city authorities' top administrative official, told reporters that a man aged around 17 or 18 and wearing a suicide jacket approached the heavily-guarded naval complex on foot.
Navy spokesman Captain Mubeen Bajwa said security guards stopped the bomber after a taxi driver complained about his suspicious behavior.
"A total of 11 people were injured, including five soldiers of the Pakistan Navy and six civilians. One of them is critically injured," he said; Kazinform cites Arab News. See www.arabnews.com for full version.