India, Nov. 11 -- At least five people were killed and 13 others were injured after a blast took place outside a local court in Pakistan's Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

Several vehicles parked outside the court were also damaged in the explosion. Those injured were mostly people who had arrived at the court for hearings. The court premises outside are usually bustling with visitors.

Local media reports suggested that a gas cylinder may have exploded inside the vehicle, but police have refused to comment on it, reported news agency AP.

The blast in Islamabad comes a day after Pakistani forces reportedly foiled an attempt by militants to take cadets in an army-run college hostage in Wan...