By IRNA
Islamabad : The Islamabad police have rounded up many students of religious seminaries following the last night bomb explosion at an Italian restaurant in Islamabad, a senior police officer said Sunday.
A Turkish nurse at the American embassy was killed and 11 persons, including 8 foreigners, were also injured when a bomb ripped through the restaurant at the city’s Super Market.
The injured foreigners included two Japanese journalists, American, British, Canadian as well as Pakistani nationals.
The Luna Caprese was closed after the blast.
The chief of Islamabad police Syed Kalim Imam said that around 232 people, mostly students of religious seminaries, were arrested during a hunt in the capital.
Kalim is also leading an investigation team with the officials from the police special branch and Federal Investigation Agency.
According to the source, the security official deployed at the U.S embassy also visited the blast site and collected evidences.
However, the Islamabad police chief denied the participation of the U.S officials in the investigation of the incident.
He said that only Pakistan officials are authorized to probe into the case.
Police also arrested some people from the Afghan population in the adjoining areas of federal metropolis.
The anti-terrorism experts made a conclusion that the bombing at the restaurant was not suicide attack and explosives were also not thrown from outside. Rather, the explosive devise was planted in the premises of the restaurant.
The police recorded the statements of the employees working in the restaurant and checked the record of customers who came to the place till the evening.