Terror Returns as 12 K!lled, 27 W0unded in Court B0mbing 

Terror Returns as 12 Killed, 27 Wounded in Court Bombing 

Islamabad bomb blast live: 12 dead in Pakistan capital in ‘suicide attack’

side a court building in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people, according to Pakistan’s interior minister.

At least 27 others were injured in the explosion on Tuesday near the entrance of the district court in the Pakistani capital, which is typically crowded with large numbers of people.

plosives near a police vehicle outside the gates of the court.

The attacker tried to “enter the court premises but, failing to do so, targeted a police vehicle”, he said.

As officials investigated the scene in the immediate aftermath, no group had claimed responsibility. However, similar blasts have been carried out by armed groups, including the Pakistan Taliban, also known by the acronym TTP.

“We will be able to provide more details after we get a report from our forensic team,” a police spokesperson said.

According to media reports, the casualties were mostly passers-by or those who had arrived for court appointments.

President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the “suicide blast” and “expressed deep condolences with the bereaved families, prayed for early recovery of the injured, and paid tribute to law enforcement agencies”.