Church attacked in Pakistan

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said he was outraged by the church attack Sunday in Pakistan that killed a U.S. Embassy employee and her daughter. He pledged to help bring those responsible to justice. \nTwo attackers hurled grenades into a Protestant church filled with worshippers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Five people, including the Americans, were killed, and more than 45 others were injured, police and U.S. officials said. \nThe U.S. Embassy in Islamabad identified the Americans as Barbara Green, who worked in administration at the embassy, and her daughter Kristen Wormsley, a senior at the American School in Islamabad. Green's husband works in the embassy's computer division. \nBush said it was a terrorist attack.\n"I strongly condemn them as acts of murder that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause," he said in a statement. "We will work closely with the government of Pakistan to ensure those responsible for this terrorist attack face justice." \nBush ignored reporters' questions about the Pakistan bombing as he returned to the White House from Camp David. \nSecretary of State Colin Powell issued a statement denouncing the "despicable attack on an international church" and offered his condolences. \nThe State Department was taking every precaution to protect U.S. staff overseas and ensuring that Americans traveling abroad "have all the information they need to make informed judgments about their safety," White House spokesman Sean McCormack said. \n"This terrible act is an awful reminder that terrorism is still a threat to Americans overseas, and Americans overseas should take whatever actions they deem appropriate to secure their safety and raise their security consciousness," he said. \nThe Protestant International Church is in a heavily guarded diplomatic enclave about a half-mile from the U.S. Embassy. \nNo group claimed responsibility. Suspicion fell on Islamic militants angered by Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's crackdown on Islamic extremism that began in January. \nSen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Musharraf clearly "does not have control over parts of his country and elements of his society, and he's got a long way to go." He said on "Fox News Sunday" that he supports more U.S. assistance, including economic aid and greater intelligence cooperation, for Pakistan. \nThe chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on CNN's "Late Edition" that he was concerned the attack "may represent another form of escalation of the response to our war on terrorism." \nSen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., worried that churches and other places that attract large numbers of Americans could "become the objects of terrorist activities throughout Central Asia and the Middle East"