ISLAMABAD, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - At least 11 policemen were killed in an apparent suicide bombing Sunday targetting police deployed at a rally by Islamist hardliners near Pakistan's Red Mosque, a security official said.

'We have eleven policemen dead and it appears to be a suicide attack,' the senior security official told AFP.

Police officer Masood Ahmed said eight policemen were confirmed dead so far and that the toll was expected to rise.