Pakistan attack kills two navy members

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A suicide bomb attack outside Pakistani naval headquarters in Islamabad killed two navy personnel, authorities said.

The attacker Wednesday was a teenager who blew himself up after being stopped by an official near the main gate of the complex, Pakistan's English-language newspaper Dawn reported. The attack also injured 10 others, including civilians and service personnel, the report said.

An official who tried to stop the attacker was one of those killed, and the other victim was a constable.

The complex is near the office of the World Food Program, where a similar attack in October killed five U.N. workers.

President Asif Ali Zardari's residence is also near the naval headquarters but the Pakistani leader apparently was not in danger.

Dawn quoted a witness as saying the attacker, believed to be 14 to 16 years old, appeared to be a foreigner, as he spoke in an unfamiliar language.

The incident is the latest in a series of such daring attacks on Pakistan's security installations. These have escalated since the Pakistani military launched its offensive in October against the Taliban, al-Qaida and other terror groups in the tribal regions of South Waziristan.