ISLAMABAD, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people including four lawyers were killed and 27 others injured in a suicide attack on a district court in Pakistan's northwestern city of Mardan on Friday, officials said.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police Ejaz Khan, the incident took place when a suicide bomber hurled a hand grenade to police guards at the entrance gate of the court and rushed to the courthouse, but a police guard chased him and opened fire at him before he could enter the court room.
Firing at the suicide bomber caused the explosion of his jacket that killed 12 people, including four lawyers and two policemen, and left 27 others injured, said Khan.
Earlier reports said the suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate when guards asked him for body search.
According to rescue officer Haris Habib, at least eight of the injured were in critical condition who were being treated in the intensive care unit of the Mardan Medical Complex hospital of the city.
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