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12 killed, 20 injured in blast at Islamabad district court

Islamabad, Nov 11 (UNI) As many as 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion at the district and sessions court in Islamabad’s G-11 area on Tuesday, according to Dawn.
A security source told CNN that the blast near the city’s High Court is being investigated as a suicide attack.
12 people are dead and 20 sustained injuries in the blast, a senior Islamabad police official was quoted by Dawn.
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