A suicide bomber attacks an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than two dozen others, officials say. The blast targets protesters who are gathered near a police station in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police officers are among the dead, according to officials cited by multiple outlets.
Reports describe demonstrators chanting anti-militant slogans and calling for peace at the event. District police officials identify the location in Swat Valley and say the attacker hit the crowd during the gathering. The Independent and ABC News, along with other outlets, report the death toll and the number of injured, with the wounded figures described as more than two dozen.
At this time, the available reporting focuses on the casualty numbers, the rally’s anti-militant nature, and the attack’s location and target area near police, with no further details about responsibility included in the provided excerpts.
