The Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at the international airport in the capital, Islamabad.

The move follows intelligence reports suggesting that a suicide bomber was about to target the airport.

Flights are continuing as normal, although some airport complexes have been closed.

The mood in Islamabad has been jittery all week following Saturday's huge bomb attack which devastated the Marriott Hotel in the city, killing over 50.

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There have been reports that more suicide bombs have been smuggled into the city in trucks or cars.

The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says officials are taking a bomb threat against the airport seriously.

Planes are still landing and taking off but security measures have been stepped up and some offices in the airport complex have been closed.

British Airways has already suspended its flights to Islamabad indefinitely and foreign companies and diplomatic missions in Pakistan are conducting urgent reviews of security.

The United States has now prohibited all American government personnel from staying at or visiting major hotels in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar.

And both the US embassy and the British high commission have temporarily suspended their visa application services.

(BBC)

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