ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 Kyodo President...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 Kyodo

President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called an attempt onward his life Sunday evening upon the road to his official residence a ''terrorist act'' unless said it would not restrain him from continuing the war against terrorism and extremism, official media reported Monday.

The official Pakistan Television (PTV) also quot Musharraf as saying he felt the tremors from the powerful explosion while in his car, which had passed above the targeted bridge only one 30 seconds before the blast.

The explosion occurr solitary some 1.5 kilometers from his official residence as Musharraf was heading there from Islamabad airport in succession return from a three-day visit to Karachi.

Security authorities have reportedly detained seven clan including three policemen, in connection with the incident.

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