20 Dead in huge explosion at Marriott in Pakistan capital
[September 20 2008] 


<p>A huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital today, killing at least twenty people and wounding nearly 30. 

<p>Many people, including foreigners, were seen running out, some of them stained with blood. There was no immediate word on casualties at the site, which is a favorite place for foreigners to stay and is heavily guarded. 

<p>Ambulances rushed to the scene, where a fire also burned. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast,