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| Judge, 10 others killed in Islamabad blasts, firing |
| 2014-03-04 |
| [DAWN] ISLAMABAD: At least 11 people, including additional sessions judge Rafaqat Awan, were killed and 29 others maimed on Monday during a gun and kaboom attack in a court in the capital city's F-8 area, DawnNews reported. Asad Mansoor, a spokesperson for the Ahrarul Hind which is a lesser-known splinter group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), while talking to Dawn.com claimed that his group was responsible for today's court attack. The group had recently parted ways with the TTP over holding of talks with the government. He claimed that the court was targeted as the prevailing system in the country was un-Islamic which included the courts and its administration. He added that their struggle would continue till Sharia law was implemented in Pakistain. According to police, two blasts took place inside the court's premises, one near the lawyers' chambers and the other outside another office. Moreover, lawyers fled from their chambers seeking shelter from bullets as fear and panic gripped the premises. Officers at the scene told AFP the incident began when a defendant was brought before the court and his associates tried to break him free. Another senior-ranking police official said the incident could be a terror attack but nothing could be said with certainty as yet. According to police authorities, bully boyz entered the chambers of judge Rafaqat Awan and opened fire on him. Initial medical reports said that the judge was hit by three bullets. The hearings of cases scheduled for the day were postponed. Subsequently, police and special forces were deployed in the court and emergency was declared in hospitals. The capital city is currently under high alert and the Red Zone was also sealed. The head and feet of the alleged suicide kaboomer were found. |
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