2022 Swat bombing

On 13 September 2022, five people, including the former head of the Peace Committee and two policemen, were killed in a bomb blast in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has accepted the responsibility for the blast, but the authorities have not yet confirmed this claim.[1][2][3]

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a statement condemned the blast and said that the sacrifices of those who lost their lives will not go in vain.[4]

Background

References
  1. "Blast in Swat martyrs 2 policemen, 5 civilians". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. "Swat blast claims five lives, including peace committee member: police". DAWN.COM. September 13, 2022.
  3. "Peace committee member among five martyred in Swat IED blast". September 13, 2022.
  4. "5 including peace committee member martyred in Swat blast". The Express Tribune. September 13, 2022.
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