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| At least 14 people, including police officials, martyred in suicide attack on Kabal police station in Swat: police |
| 2026-08-03 |
Based on location, it’s probably the TTP. [Dawn] At least 14 people, including police officials, were martyred and at least 18 others injured in a suicide kaboom on Swat’s Kabal cop shoppe on Sunday, police and rescue officials said.Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... police spokesperson Nasir Iqbal Karimi, while speaking to Dawn, confirmed the corpse count. Malakand Division Deputy Inspector General of Police Fida Hussain told AFP that coppers were among those martyred. He added that another body, suspected to be that of the bomber, had been brought to the hospital. According to the Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Khan, the jacket wallah detonated explosives after police personnel attempted to stop and search him at the entrance of the cop shoppe. The DPO said that the police remained on high alert. "Security forces have cordoned off the area, and an investigation is underway to collect further evidence," he added. The explosion occurred near the gate of Kabal cop shoppe while hundreds of people were participating in a public demonstration at nearby Kabal Chowk against the recent wave of terrorism in Swat Valley. The bodies of nine victims were shifted to Central Hospital Saidu Sharif, while the bodies of five others were moved to Kabal Hospital, where doctors confirmed their deaths, said Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi. The spokesperson added that two of the injured are reported to be at death's door. The powerful blast caused multiple casualties, prompting an immediate emergency response from police, rescue teams and local authorities. Security personnel also sealed off the area and launched a search operation. The protest had drawn a large crowd from across the district and the attack occurred as the final speaker was addressing the crowd, triggering panic among participants. No group has grabbed credit for the attack. Addressing the gathering before the blast, the speakers condemned the resurgence of terrorism in Swat and demanded that the government ensure lasting peace. They said their movement had a single agenda: the restoration of peace and the elimination of terrorism from the region. |
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