At least 11 killed in suicide attack on Pakistani court

At least 11 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack Monday on a court building in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, authorities said.

Two militants entered the building, threw hand grenades, started firing guns and then blew themselves up, said Sikander Hayat, inspector general of Islamabad police.

The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a complex that includes a hospital, reported the death toll and said 39 people were wounded in the attack. The dead included a judge, authorities said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on the building, which is in a central area of Islamabad.

Witnesses at the court building told CNN they saw two men firing indiscriminately at people.

Police officers, including an anti-terrorism team, are now at the scene. Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)

 

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