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UPDATE: A suicide bomber in a car was responsible for the blast outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday in which several people were killed, a security official said.

“It was a suicide attack carried out in a vehicle, apparently targeting the Denmark embassy,” the senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

State television said eight people were killed in the attack.

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Several people have been killed in a massive explosion outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

The huge blast has left a large crater in the city and two nearby buildings were damaged, as well as dozens of cars.

Witnesses said people were being carried off on stretchers after the blast which took place at around midday local time.

Rescue workers dragged away at least one bloodied person, covering his torso with an orange blanket

Residents also reported windows being broken from the impact of the blast.

There was also a huge dark cloud of smoke in the sky above the buildings.

Dawn News TV reported the explosion this morning.

Witness, Arjmund Azhar said at least three people were dead or wounded.

Interior Ministry secretary Kamal Shah confirmed there had been a blast outside the embassy but had no further details.

Denmark has faced threats at its embassies following the reprinting in Danish newspapers of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims generally consider depicting the prophet to be sacrilegious.

“It was a bomb blast. We have three dead and three wounded,” said a city official at the scene, Rana Akbar.

Reuters correspondent Kamran Haider said one body was just inside the gate of the embassy and two were outside.

The blast, apparently caused by a car bomb, left a crater about three feet (one metre) deep on the road, Haider said.

Television pictures showed considerable damage to the mission and nearby buildings and vehicles. One of the dead appeared to be a Pakistani guard.