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- about 1 year ago | Viewed 0 timesDonkeys and Elephants and Delegates,oh my! Check out the most popular Elections 2008 content on Digg. metrogates.blogspot.com — 40 Killed In Marriott Hotel Bomb Blast in Islamabad Pakistan 's Capital - Blast Live Streaming Videos, Photos, Pictures, Images, Pakastan Marriott Hotel Bomb Blast Videos, Islamabad Blast, Pakistan Bomb Kills US Diplomat, CNN Blast At Pakistan Marriott Video, Marriott Hotel Bomb Blast Online Live Streaming Videos
- about 1 year ago | Viewed 0 timesBill Marriott, Chairman & CEO of Marriott International, has a note on his blog , expressing grief over blast at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. I am very sad to report a terrible tragedy at our Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. At approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, a large truck pulled up to the security checkpoint of the heavily guarded hotel and exploded. The huge blast engulfed the front of the hotel and ruptured a gas line, which caused a large fire to break out. The situation is still unfolding. Right now, we can’t confirm the number of people who have died or have been injured, but news reports are numbering it in the dozens, most of them Marriott employees. This senseless tragedy and the profound loss of life has left me greatly saddened. My heart goes out to those who’ve been injured and the families of the victims. We put a very high premium on security at Marriott. In this case, I salute the bravery of the security personnel who were right there when the suicide bomber struck. They had stopped the truck just outside the fortified gate. They were examining it when the bomb detonated. Sadly each member of the team was killed. These guys were defending the lives of hotel guests and their fellow co-workers. They were killed in the line of their duty. Currently, our associates who escaped serious injury are doing whatever they can to assist with rescue and recovery efforts. The actions of these associates in...
- about 1 year ago | Viewed 0 timesby Sultan Ahmad On Saturday September 20, 2008 around 8:00 PM, the capital of Pakistan presented a horrific scene after a suicide bomber attacked the Marriot Hotel in the heart of Islamabad. The a … more →
- about 1 year ago | Viewed 0 timesThere is no footage of the main blast because it destroyed the camera, but officials said the vehicle was packed with 600kg of high quality explosives as well as grenades and mortars. Aluminum powder was also used to accelerate the explosion and added to the ferocity of the blaze, officials said. Aluminum powder has long been used to boost the power of explosives. Blast weapons like the 15,000-pound BLU-82 Daisy Cutter " use it to increase their destructive force. Devices with a high proportion of metal powder to explosive are termed "thermobaric." When the explosive goes off, the metal powder at the leading edge of the fireball burns as it contacts the air. With a crude device, the powder simply burns and adds to the fireball. In more advanced weapons, the burning metal produces a sub-sonic shockwave (known as deflagration); the most advanced produce a detonation (supersonic shockwave) of tremendous destructive power. I noted the potential risk from terrorist thermobaric devices back in 2004. Normal, condensed explosives produce a very short pressure pulse. A "volumetric" one, from a detonating fireball, produces an extended blast pulse that is far more damaging to buildings. The Marriott attack left a large crater, indicating that much of the blast came from a point source. The metal powder seems to have contributed only to the incendiary effects . According to the Guardian , "the temperature had reached 400C, investigators said, which made the hotel's sprinkler system and the fire service useless." By all accounts, there...
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