At least 12 killed, 20 wounded in Islamabad blast

Islamabad: At least 12 were killed and 20 others were injured on Tuesday in a suicide blast outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area.

As per the report, the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. The site was cordoned off as authorities started an investigation.

“We are probing what kind of blast it was. It is not clear yet. We will be able to provide more details after we get a report from our forensic team,” a policeman told Reuters.

Later, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that the bomber tried to enter the court building on foot, but detonated the device outside, close to a police vehicle, after waiting there for 10 to 15 minutes.

“We are investigating this incident from different angles. It is not just another bombing. It happened right in Islamabad,” the minister said.

Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari termed the incident a “suicide blast”.