A suicide bomber strikes an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14
Police said the bomber was stopped at the gate, preventing entry into the compound as investigators searched for possible helpers.
- On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Kabal Police Station gate in Swat, killing seven people and injuring 18 others after police personnel intercepted him at the entrance.
- Terrorism in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has surged recently, with the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies reporting 154 deaths in July compared with 75 in June, representing a 105pc increase.
- Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesperson for K-P's Rescue 1122, said more than 15 injured victims were shifted to Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital, while DIG Malakand Syed Fida Hussain reported four police officers and two civilians were seriously wounded.
- The attack occurred while a large public protest against rising violence was underway at Kabal Chowk; DIG Hussain clarified the protest site was located some distance from the explosion, where security forces cordoned off the area.
- Tensions remain high following recent attacks across the province, including a terrorist attack in Hangu on Thursday, July 30, that killed nine policemen, and an IED blast near the Peshawar-Islamabad motorway toll plaza earlier on Sunday that injured two officers.
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AlKhaleej TodaySuicide bomber strikes peace rally in Pakistan, killing at least 14
PESHAWAR— At least 14 people were killed, including police officers, and close to two dozen injured when a suicide bomber targeted demonstrators at a peace rally in northwestern Pakistan Sunday evening,The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace, the Associated Press reported quoting district police ch…
14 killed in suicide attack during 'peace rally' in Pakistan
A suicide attack on a police station in Kabal, Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 14 people, including five security personnel, and injured over a dozen. The attack occurred during a peace rally, with police intercepting the bomber at the compound gate, preventing a larger tragedy.
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