Mariott hotel bombing was an attempt to kill me: Zardari

Washington, Oct 1: The Mariott hotel bombing attacked by a suicide bomber on Saturday, Sep 20 in a truck laden with explosives that claimed 60 lives in Pakistan was aimed at me, states Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. He said it was directly an attempt to kill him, and added that he and other top leaders narrowly escaped the assassination attempt.

"All of us, all the parliament, the people, all of democracy was the target. We were all supposed to be there," The News quoted Zardari as saying in an interview on US television.

ANI