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Gunmen, suicide bombers attack court complex in Pakistani capital, killing 11
• ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens.
• No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, which came just days after the Pakistani Taliban announced a one-month ceasefire, raising questions about the group's ability to control its various factions. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been trying to negotiate a peace settlement with militants in the northwest who have waged a bloody war against the government for years.
• Witnesses spoke of attackers wielding automatic weapons running into the narrow alleyways in the sleepy capital's court complex, hurling grenades and opening fire indiscriminately on lawyers, judges and court personnel.
• One lawyer described it as a scene from hell, with blasts and firing all around. "My colleague was shot, and there was no one to help him. When I reached him, he was bleeding and crying for help," said Momin Ali.
• There were conflicting reports on how many attackers were involved in the incident and if any of them had managed to escape from the police. It also remained unclear if anyone had been arrested, how the attackers penetrated so deep into the city and whether a specific person in the complex was the intended target.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Monday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2014. There are 303 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 3, 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board. A faulty cargo door had blown open, resulting in sudden decompression that caused part of the jetliner's floor to collapse, severely damaging the plane's control cables.
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• On this date:
• In 1845, Florida became the 27th state.
• In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established.
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