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| Pakistani suicide bomb kills 15 | |
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| At least 15 people have died in a suicide attack in the city of Quetta in south-western Pakistan, police say. | |
| The explosion tore through a district courts complex as a court was in session, killing a judge, several lawyers and court officials. | |
| No-one has claimed the attack, which injured dozens of people, police said. | No-one has claimed the attack, which injured dozens of people, police said. |
| Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province, where for several years nationalist militants have been fighting for greater autonomy. | Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province, where for several years nationalist militants have been fighting for greater autonomy. |
| A severed head, thought to be the bomber's, was found in the aftermath of the attack, police said. | |
| "The bomber entered the courtroom, stood leaning against a wall and detonated," Baluchistan police chief Tariq Khosa told AFP news agency. | |
| Several of the injured are in a serious condition with severe burns. | |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the attack was against the Muslim faith and against humanity. | |
| 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. | 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. | Despite the government's denials, there are regular reports of Taleban insurgents operating in the province, which borders Afghanistan, our correspondent says. |
| Pakistan is under pressure from its Western allies who want to see the country doing more to control the highly volatile situation along its western borders. | |
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