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At least 12 killed, 52 wounded in blasts outside court in Pakistan

Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan, a rescue official said, hours after militants from a Pakistani Taliban faction attacked a Christian neighborhood in the same region.

 

The bodies of lawyers, policemen and civilians were recovered from the blast site, said Haris Habib, chief rescue officer in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

 

"First there was a small blast followed by a big blast," Habib told Reuters.

  

No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for Friday's court attack, but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the bombing would "not shatter our unflinching resolve in our war against terrorism".

 

"These receding elements are showing frustration by attacking our soft targets. They shall not get space to hide in Pakistan," Sharif said in a statement.

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.02.16, 10:44