Deadly suicide bombing targeting anti-militant rally in Pakistan
At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing that targeted protesters at an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan, officials say.
A suicide bombing at an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 14 people. The attack occurred in the city of Kabal in the Swat Valley, where hundreds of people had gathered outside a local police station to protest growing militant violence.
The victims included five police officers and eight civilians, with 18 others wounded, according to regional police official Fida Hussain. The suicide bomber blew himself up when asked for a search in front of the police station.
The rally was staged to protest the state's inability to protect citizens from militant violence, with residents demanding to live without fear after years of devastating violence. The area was the home of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both condemned the attack.
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