Islamabad (IP) - The blast occurred when the police stopped a suspicious vehicle for checking on Friday.

Iran PressAsia: A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing a policeman in Islamabad on Friday.

According to a tweet by Islamabad police, during a regular check, a suspicious vehicle was stopped by the cops. 

As soon as the vehicle was stopped, the suicide bomber detonated the bomb triggering a massive explosion.

While one policeman was killed on the spot, a few others were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. 

Television footage showed mangled remains of a vehicle on fire, surrounded by several security personnel. The Islamabad Police said that a major terror attack was averted. 

Head constable Adeel Hussain was martyred in the suicide blast. Due to the timely action of Islamabad Capital Police, the city was saved from a major terrorist attack," the Islamabad Police said in a tweet."

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