Islamabad Marriott Hotel Bombing

On September 20, 2008, a bomb exploded outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. The attack by a suicide car bomber left more than 40 people dead in the Pakistani capital. Attached is a Powerpoint presentation posted on the Overseas Security Advisory Council Web site with details of the Islamabad attack. Armchair General presents this information as a service to readers.

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) is a Federal Advisory Committee with a U.S. Government Charter to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide and the U.S. Department of State, according to its Web site. Established in the mid-1980s, today its constituents include over 3,500 U.S. companies, educational institutions, religious and non-governmental organizations.