Suicide bomber blows himself up at court building in Pakistan
One attacker detonated the bomb outside the court, while two others were killed by police officers before they could enter the building
Peshawar — Suicide bombers attacked a court complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 20, police officials said, the latest incident in a new surge of Islamist violence. All three of the attackers were carrying hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles, Ijaz Khan, police chief in the northwestern district of Charsadda, told Reuters. One attacker blew himself up outside the court, while two were killed by police officers before they could enter the building. "The terrorists had come and wanted to kill as many people as they could inside the judicial complex," Khan said. "Five people were killed in the attack." Besides lawyers and judges, hundreds of litigants visit the building every day. A spokesperson for Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement e-mailed to media. Last week, the militant faction released a video announcing a new campaign of attacks against the government, including the judiciary, p...
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