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Blast rocks Pakistan courthouse, killing 19
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 19 people today outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar. The attacks have killed more than 80 people.
The bomber, who arrived in a taxi, was being searched by police officers at the gate of the city’s lower court when he detonated explosives on his body, a government official said.
Several damaged motorbikes were strewn about the site, and firefighters sprayed water on a charred, smoking white car.
Dr. Saib Gul of the city’s Lady Reading Hospital said 19 people were killed in the attack and 51 had been wounded. At least three of the dead were police.
The army launched its offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan in mid-October. It has retaken many towns in the region, but the militants say they avoided fighting and will now begin a guerrilla campaign.
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar. The attacks have killed more than 80 people.
The bomber, who arrived in a taxi, was being searched by police officers at the gate of the city’s lower court when he detonated explosives on his body, a government official said.
Several damaged motorbikes were strewn about the site, and firefighters sprayed water on a charred, smoking white car.
Dr. Saib Gul of the city’s Lady Reading Hospital said 19 people were killed in the attack and 51 had been wounded. At least three of the dead were police.
The army launched its offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan in mid-October. It has retaken many towns in the region, but the militants say they avoided fighting and will now begin a guerrilla campaign.
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