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British Airways suspends flights to Pakistan

Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:19pm IST
 
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - British Airways has suspended its flights to Pakistan because of security fears after a bloody suicide truck-bomb blast at a hotel in Islamabad on the weekend, an airline spokesman said on Monday.

"We suspended all flights to Pakistan immediately after the blast. It's a temporary suspension. Our people at headquarters are reviewing the security situation," said spokesman Sohail Rehman.

The airline had six flights a week to Pakistan, he said.

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