Casualties Reported After Blast Outside Islamabad Courts

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Casualties Reported After Blast Outside Islamabad Courts

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Casualties Reported After Blast Outside Islamabad Courts

Violent blast in a residential area of Pakistan’s capital: cars on fire and casualties reported. © Wikimedia Commons

A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said.

"At 12:39 pm (0739 GMT), a suicide attack was carried out at the Kachehri (district courts)... so far 12 people have been martyred and around 27 are wounded," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters at the scene of the incident.

With AFP

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