A suicide bomber attacks an anti-militant demonstration in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than two dozen others, officials say. The attack takes place in Kabal, in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators have gathered near a police station. Multiple outlets report that the protesters are chanting anti-militant slogans and calling for peace.
Officials say the bomber targets the rally, and the casualties include police officers. Sky News, ABC News, The Independent and other reports cite the death toll of at least 14, while Deutsche Welle also describes more than a dozen deaths and notes that more than 18 people are injured. Across the accounts, the injured number is described as exceeding two dozen, with at least some sources specifying the blast results in multiple casualties among both protesters and police.
No group is identified in the provided reports, and the information comes from regional police or district officials and spokespeople cited by the outlets.
