11 Killed in Pakistan Court Attack

Pakistani police say a gun and suicide bomb attack on a court complex in Islamabad killed 11 people Monday, including a judge and attorneys.The morning attack began with gunfire followed by two suicide blasts, wounding 25 people, mostly young attorneys.Lawyer associations have announced a nationwide strike to protest the courtroom violence.A spokesman for a little known militant group, Ahrar ul-Hind, which recently split from the main Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) umbrella group, claimed...

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