A roadside bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, hitting a convoy of foreign diplomats. The diplomats were traveling through the region with police protection when the blast occurred, killing one officer and injuring three others.
According to Zahidullah Khan, a police officer from the Swat district, the diplomats were on their way to a popular tourist resort in the Swat Valley. They were being escorted by a police van when an improvised explosive device (IED) suddenly went off, directly targeting the police vehicle.
In the explosion, one police officer was killed on the spot, and three others were injured. The diplomats, however, escaped unharmed. The group included ambassadors from several countries like Indonesia, Portugal, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Iran, Russia, and Tajikistan.
It turns out that the diplomats were invited to the Swat Valley by the local Chamber of Commerce. Luckily, despite the deadly attack,...