Pakistan restaurant hit by bomb blast

Islamabad: A bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant crowded with foreigners in Pakistan's capital, killing a Turkish woman and wounding 11 other people, police said.

Personnel from the US and British embassies were among those wounded in the blast Saturday night. It appeared to be the first attack targeting foreigners in a recent wave of violence in Pakistan.

A list of victims was posted in the reception area at Islamabad's Poly Clinic. Five U.S. citizens were listed as undergoing surgery. It said one Japanese, one Canadian, one Briton and three Pakistanis were wounded.

Officials said the bomb was planted in the garden or thrown over a wall of the Luna Caprese restaurant, a popular socializing spot for expatriates in Islamabad.

Pakistan's new parliament was set to convene Monday.