19-04-2024 08:45 PM Jerusalem Timing

11 Dead in Islamabad Court Suicide Attack

11 Dead in Islamabad Court Suicide Attack

At least 11 people were killed and 24 wounded Monday in a gun and suicide bomb attack at a court complex in the heavily-guarded Pakistani capital Islamabad

At least 11 people were killed and 24 wounded Monday in a gun and suicide bomb attack at a court complex in the heavily-guarded Pakistani capital Islamabad, police said.
  
It was not immediately clear who was behind Monday's attack, which came two days after the Pakistan Taliban announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at restarting stalled peace talks with the government.
  
Islamabad police chief Sikandar Hayat told reporters firing broke out, followed by two suicide blasts which killed 11 people and wounded 24. "All the (other) attackers fled, though one sustained injuries in the leg and back," he said.

The death toll was confirmed by other police officials and the spokeswoman for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Ayesha Isani.