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Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court

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Pakistan has opened a probe into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before. The bombing underscored the challenges facing the government as it struggles with militant attacks, border tensions and a fragile ceasefire with Afghanistan.

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Suicide bombing in Pakistan capital kills 12, raises regional tension (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Saeed Shah and Asif ShahzadISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Pakistan's capital on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a "state of war".

  2. CBS News

    Pakistan blames neighbors Afghanistan and India as bomb blast kills 12 outside Islamabad courts (opens CBS News)

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    Pakistani officials implicate Afghanistan and India as explosion hits courts in Islamabad, killing at least a dozen people.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan, wounding dozens more (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying judicial officials were targeted for religious reasons.

  4. Al Jazeera

    ‘Suicide bomber’ kills at least 12 outside Islamabad court in Pakistan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Explosion occurred near the entrance of the district court, which is typically crowded with a large number of people.

  5. NPR

    A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27 (opens NPR)

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    No group immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, which also wounded at least 27 people, but Pakistan has struggled over the past months with a resurgent Pakistani Taliban.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Pakistan’s interior minister says a suicide bomber struck outside the Islamabad court, killing 12 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Pakistan’s interior minister says a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside the gate of a district court in Islamabad, killing 12 people and wounding 27.

  7. New York Post

    Suicide bomber targets Islamabad court, killing 12 people: official (opens New York Post)

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    A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan’s interior minister said.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Suicide bomber targets court in Pakistan, killing at least 12 people (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The attack highlights the ongoing struggles of the Pakistani government against a resurgent Taliban and border tensions.

  9. CNN

    At least 12 killed in blast outside court in Islamabad, Pakistan (opens CNN)

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    A rare explosion in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad on Tuesday has left 12 dead and 20 injured, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital told reporters.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police

  11. Los Angeles Times

    A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, claimed responsibility for the attack. But shortly after, Sarbakaf Mohmand, a commander from the group, sent WhatsApp messages insisting they had not made any such claim.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Pakistan: Multiple deaths in blast outside Islamabad court – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The interior minister said a dozen people have been killed in a suicide attack outside a district court in the Pakistani capital.

  13. NBC News

    Suicide bomber kills 12 outside court in Pakistan's capital (opens NBC News)

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    A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people outside a court building in Pakistan‘s capital Islamabad on Tuesday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said.

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A suicide bomber targeted an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27 others (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The blast was heard for miles away and came at a busy time of day when the area outside the court is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors attending court hearings.

  15. UPI

    Car bomb outside Islamabad courthouse kills 12 (opens UPI)

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    An explosion Tuesday outside a court building in Islamabad killed at least 12 people, security forces said.

  16. WDIO Duluth

    Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Pakistan has opened a probe into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before. The bombing underscored the challenges facing the government as it struggles with militant attacks, border tensions and a fragile ceasefire with Afghanistan.

  17. News Nation Now

    Pakistan investigates the suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court (opens News Nation Now)

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    Pakistan has struggled with a surge in militant attacks in recent years, but Islamabad has largely been considered a safer place.

  18. The Christian Post

    Suicide bomber kills 12, injures dozens of civilians in Pakistani capital as tensions escalate (opens The Christian Post)

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    A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Islamabad, adding to the ongoing tension and violence in Pakistan.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Suicide bombing kills 12 in Pakistan (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ISLAMABAD -- A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior minister said, the latest in an uptick in violence across the country.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.