Suicide bombing outside Islamabad court kills 12 people and wounds 27, minister says
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Key Points:
- A suicide bomber attacked outside a district court in Islamabad, killing 12 people and injuring 27, with the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claiming responsibility.
- The attacker targeted a police vehicle after failing to enter the court premises, and authorities found a severed head believed to be the bomber’s, confirming it was a suicide attack.
- In a separate incident, militants attempted to storm an army-run college in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but Pakistani security forces foiled the attack, killing two militants and cornering others inside the compound.
- Pakistani officials blamed Indian-backed elements and Afghan Taliban proxies for the Islamabad attack, while the TTP denied
