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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Five killed,many injured as three suicide bombers attack a court in Pakistan
Five people are dead and at least 10 injured after three suicide bombers attempted to attack a local court in Pakistan on Tuesday, emergency officials said.
The three attackers threw grenades and fired guns while trying to enter the court complex in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, two of whom were killed by security forces before detonating their bombs.The three terrorists entered the court, where one blew himself up near the entrance. The other two started throwing grenades and shooting indiscriminately at people. Police engaged in a 30-minute shootout, killing the other two attackers before they detonated themselves.
The Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahraar claimed credit for the attack, which resulted in the deaths of two police officers and injury of at least 10 people.
More than 100 people have been killed in terror attacks in Pakistan in the last two weeks, and Pakistani forces have struck back, killing dozens of militants in an attempt to stem the militant tide.-UPI
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