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'Ten dead' in Pakistan court bomb Pakistani court bomb 'kills 12'
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At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb blast in the city of Quetta in south-western Pakistan, police say. At least 12 people have been killed in a bomb blast in the city of Quetta in south-western Pakistan, police say.
The explosion tore through a district courts complex killing a judge, the Associated Press news agency reported. The explosion tore through a district courts complex killing a judge, and many lawyers are also reported to be among the victims.
No-one has admitted carrying out the attack, which injured dozens of other people, police said. No-one has claimed the attack, which injured dozens of people, police said.
Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province, where for several years nationalist militants have been fighting for greater autonomy.Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province, where for several years nationalist militants have been fighting for greater autonomy.
Officials said most of the victims of the blast were lawyers. "Twelve people, including a senior judge and six lawyers, have been killed in the blast, and more than 20 people were wounded," Rehmat Niazi, the police officer in charge of operations, told Reuters news agency.
Local television stations said the number of dead could be as high as 13. A head was found among the carnage, raising suspicions that Saturday's attack could have been caused by a suicide bomber, police said.
Pakistan's security forces are already on high alert, following three suicide bomb attacks in the region in recent weeks, says the BBC's Rumella Dasgupta.
Despite the government's denials there are regular reports of Taleban insurgents operating in the province, which borders Afghanistan, our correspondent says.