SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
05:43 MECCA TIME, 02:43 GMT
Pakistan's new president has vowed that the "cancer" of terrorism in the country would be eliminated after a bomb attack in Islamabad killed at least 55 people.
Another 200 people were wounded after a huge suicide truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday.
In a televised address after the attack, Asif Ali Zardari, said: "Terrorism is a cancer in Pakistan, we are determined, God willing, we will rid the country of this cancer.
"We will not be deterred by these cowards, Pakistanis are brave and fearless people, they are not afraid of death.
"I appeal to all democratic forces to come and save Pakistan," he said. Zardari did not hint as to who was behind the attack.
Reports said a suicide bomber drove a lorry packed with explosives into the entrance of the hotel.
Many foreigners stay in the hotel while visiting Pakistan and it is heavily guarded.
The blast resounded through Islamabad.
There were fears the death toll could rise as many people were feared trapped in the hotel, which is close to the national assembly.
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