The explosion occurred in a car that was left near the entrance to the courthouse. Among the victims are both lawyers and citizens heading to court.
After the explosion, all court proceedings were suspended, and the building was evacuated. The injured were taken to PIMS Hospital, where a state of emergency was declared; some of them are in critical condition, Reuters reports. At the same time, the agency notes that the number of fatalities may be not 12, but 8 people.
At the scene, police found the remains of the suspected terrorist, as Geo adds.
This terrorist attack in Islamabad occurred the day after a similar incident in New Delhi, the capital of India, which was also classified as a terrorist act.
In New Delhi, a parked Hyundai i20 was detonated near the Red Fort, a popular tourist attraction. As a result of this explosion, at least eight people were killed, and another 20 were injured.
According to information provided by India Today, investigators believe that the suicide bomber had connections with a group operating in the Faridabad district. In response to the events, a state of heightened alert was declared in the capital and the neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh, and security measures at religious sites were intensified.
