2022 Swat bombing | |
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Location | Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Date | 13 September 2022 |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Explosives |
Deaths | 5 |
Perpetrators | Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (claimed responsibility) |
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]