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Pakistan

13 people dead in court blast

At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a court in the city of Mardan on Friday, police said, the latest assault targeting Pakistan's legal community. The bomber shot his way through the main gate leading to the district court, before throwing a hand grenade and detonating his suicide vest among the morning crowds, senior police official Ejaz Khan said.