Deadly attack on court in Pakistani capital Islamabad


At least 11 people have died in an attack on a district court complex in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, officials say.
Gunmen burst into the complex and opened fire before at least two suicide bombers detonated their explosives, police said.
A judge and several lawyers are reported to be among those killed. At least 24 people were wounded.
No group has so far said it carried out the attack.
The area has been cordoned off and local schools evacuated.
Police official Nabi Awan said an unknown number of gunmen had stormed the area where judges' chambers and lawyers' offices are located. He said grenades were also used.
Islamabad police chief, Sikandar Hayat, told reporters that two attackers blew themselves up when surrounded by police.
Pakistani TV showed footage of the area with windows blown out, walls broken and people carrying the dead and wounded from the buildings.
Policemen with weapons raised were seen running into the area.
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