2 killed, 12 injured in blast inside Bihar court

PATNA - Two people, including a lawyer, were killed and half a dozen injured in a bomb blast in a Bihar court Friday, police said. Bhojpur police superintendent Sunil Kumar said a crude bomb exploded in the advocates chamber in the district court premises in Ara, about 60 km from the state capital, killing a lawyer and one more person.

At least half a dozen people, including four lawyers, were injured and were rushed to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment.

Security in the court premises was beefed up following the blast.