2 dead in attack on Pakistan judge

Judge Bashir Ahmed was among five people injured when a man on a bicycle reportedly detonated explosives near his vehicle.

A judge of an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's central city of Multan was injured and two escorts died Friday when an apparent suicide bomber targeted the official's car, news reports said.

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Judge Bashir Ahmed was among five people injured when a man on a bicycle reportedly detonated explosives near his vehicle as police were escorting the judge to work, the Geo news channel reported. A driver and a bodyguard later died in hospital.

Over 45 people have been killed in a spate of suicide bombings across Pakistan so far this year. Some attacks have been linked to revenge threats from militants in Pakistan's tribal region after a government operation killed at least 10 people.