ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people and wounding 27, the Pakistani interior minister said.

The blast, which was heard miles away, came at a time when the area is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors attending hearings. Earlier reports by Pakistani state-run media and two security officials said a car bomb had caused the explosion.

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