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WFP has provided substantial relief and rehabilitation to the Pakistani people and hence, the statement noted, the EU "finds it utterly unacceptable that a UN agency, whose humanitarian and development work benefits all Pakistanis, is made a target in this way".

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Five people, including an Iraqi national, were killed when the suicide bomber detonated himself inside the lobby of the WFP office in an upscale locality of Islamabad.

The UN temporarily suspended its operations following the attack that was condemned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The explosion caused a major blaze in the WFP office, where about 70 WFP employees were at work.