Suicide car bomb kills Pakistan police officer, wounds others

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for explosion near police headquarters in Islamabad.

A suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has killed at least one police officer and wounded several other people, according to officials. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in a text message sent to a Reuters news agency reporter. The bombing took place near the police headquarters on a main road that leads to government buildings housing the country’s parliament and high offices. At least four police officers and two civilians were wounded in the blast, according to reports.