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Suicide bomber near court The bombing outside an Islamabad court also wounded 27 people interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said.
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber killed 12 people outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a “state of war”. Naqvi said the bomber had tried to enter the court building on foot but, unable to find a way in, detonated the device outside, close to a police vehicle. The court bomber blew himself up near the entrance at around lunchtime. Images on local media showed people covered in blood lying next to a police van. A vehicle was seen on fire and another car was badly damaged. Police cordoned off the site.
Islamabad says that the Pakistani Taliban and other militants are based in Afghanistan, with the support of India. In case of a failure, we have no option but to take care of those terrorists who are attacking our country,” Naqvi said, speaking at the scene of the court bombing. The attack on the school in Wana, in the north west, began Monday, when a suicide vehicle rammed the main entrance, killing three people, Naqvi said.
“We are totally clear that Afghanistan has to stop them. The Taliban administration spokesperson in Kabul did not respond to a request for comment on Pakistan’s accusations. Militants then entered the school, which is run by the military but educates civilians.
The court attack happened hours after militants stormed a school near the Afghan border on Monday.