232 arrested in Islamabad as restaurant bombing probe begins
By Our Crime Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—In the wake of a bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant crowded with foreigners in F-6 and National Assembly Session begins today (Monday), the Islamabad Police have arrested 232 people including students of several madrassah.
During the operation that started after the bomb blast in Italian restaurants on Saturday night and is underway, the Police have apprehended 232 people including students of several madressah, suspicious persons and Afghanis living in slum areas situated in adjoining areas of Islamabad.
A Turk national nurse working at the US embassy in Islamabad was killed in the restaurant blast on Saturday, while 15 others including the nationals of America, Japan, Britain, Canada and China were wounded in the incident.
The security personnel deputed at US embassy gathered evidence from the ‘Luna Capresse’, an Italian restaurant in sector F-6 in the federal capital, sources said. According to the sources, explosive material weighing 3 to 4 KG was used in the blast while splinters were not used in the blast.
Meanwhile, a special investigation team headed by the SSP Islamabad Syed Kaleem Imam has been formed to probe the incident. Syed Kaleem Imam rejected the news that security personnel deputed at US embassy visited the site and gathered evidence by saying only Pakistani security agencies can conduct investigation in Islamabad.
The investigation team has decided to include the restaurant staff in the investigation, he said, adding that, their record would also be checked. Regarding security in Islamabad, he said, special security arrangements have been taken keeping in view the National Assembly, which begins today.
Vehicles entering in the city are being checked with metal detectors, he said, added, guesthouses and hotels are being checked. Roundabout 1100 Police Personnel would perform their duties for maintenance of law and order on the occasion of NA’s session, he concluded.
Investigative team headed by SSP Kaleem Imam has been formed to probe into bomb blast on Saturday night at Italian Restaurant near Supper Market. IG Islamabad, Shahid Nadeem Baloch while talking to journalists said that team was consisted of members of CID and CIA.
He said that any conclusion regarding the nature of the blast would be made after the report of Forensic experts. He said that a case had been registered against unknown culprits in Kohsar Police Station.