A roadside bomb targeted a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Sunday, killing a police officer and injuring four others in the security detail, officials told Reuters on Sunday.
Zahidullah Khan, Swat’s district police officer, said the diplomats were invited by the local chamber of commerce to highlight the area as a potential tourist spot.
The convoy was en route to the Malam Jabba hill station and ski resort when the bomb exploded. While the police convoy took the brunt of the blast, all diplomats were unharmed.
The nationalities of the diplomats remain unclear, and Pakistan’s foreign office did not immediately provide comment. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
