SWAT: Death toll of Swat blast on rose to 10 while citizens of the scenic valley protested against the recent wave of terrorism on Wednesday.
A day earlier, six people, including a former Aman Committee head and two policemen, were killed when a remote-controlled bomb struck their vehicle in the Ghlo Kandaw area of Kabal Tehsil in Swat valley.
Former peace committee head Idrees Khan, two police guards Ramail and Tauheed, and a child were on their way from Kotakay to Bandai village when the bomb, planted on a dirt road, went off, leaving the four people dead on the spot. Two pedestrians were also killed in the blast.
The attack was claimed by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which stated that Idrees had been on their hit-list for nearly 13 years.
On Wednesday, the death toll rose as four more casualties were reported.
“A total of 10 people have died,” Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Zahid Marwat told media adding that police had begun investigating the incident.
A large number of civil society members took to the streets on Wednesday against the fresh wave of terrorism in the valley and condemned yesterday’s attack.
Protesters held banners and placards bearing messages of peace as they gathered at Nishat Chowk in Mingora. They also chanted slogans demanding peace in Swat and Malakand Division.
