Deadly bomb hits Pakistan police escorting convoy of foreign diplomats 

Security personnel stand near a damaged police vehicle at the site of a bomb explosion, in Malam Jabba at Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sept. 22, 2024. Security personnel examine the site of a bomb explosion, at Malam Jabba in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sept. 2, 2024. A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats in the northwest, police said.

A roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting Pakistan's scenic Swat district Sunday, killing at least one police officer and injuring several others. Police officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the district is located, confirmed the casualties, saying the victims were part of the squad leading the convoy of about a dozen countries. They noted that all the foreign dignitaries were unharmed. The foreigners were mostly ambassadors from Russia, Portugal, Iran, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. “All the ambassadors remained safe in the attack and had been shifted to a safe place before their departure to Islamabad,” said Mohammad Ali Gandapur, a senior provincial police officer.