Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- No Bangladeshi citizen were among the 20 people killed in a deadly bomb blast in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh.
The ministry got the information by Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad.
“No Bangladeshi national has been killed or injured in the incident,” said a press release of the ministry.
A deadly bomb blast struck a busy fruit and vegetable market on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killing at least 20 people and injuring 100 others.
The Pakistani Taliban denied involvement in the high intensity explosion.
There is currently a ceasefire between the Pakistani Taliban and the government as part of peace efforts.
BBN/ANS/AD/09Apr14-7:30 pm (BST)
