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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Pakistan opens investigation into Islamabad terror attack

Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, described the attacks as a ‘nefarious conspiracy’. Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP

Pakistan has opened an investigation into the suicide attack that killed 12 people outside district court buildings in Islamabad, after the prime minister made unsubstantiated claims that “Indian state terrorism” was behind the blast.

The attack took place in the middle of the day on Tuesday as the area was thrumming with people. The bomber made several attempts to get inside the buildings before detonating a device next to a police car, killing 12 people and injuring 27.

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