Suicide bomber kills 12 at Islamabad rally

A suicide bomber killed 12 people at a rally for Pakistan’s suspended chief justice today, police said, ramping up tension in a country already reeling from a burst of violence by Islamic extremists.

The attack came before a verdict in a legal battle that has pitched judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry against President General Pervez Musharraf and which could determine the military ruler's political future.