Suicide bombing in Swat district kills nine, injures 20

Kathmandu. A suicide bomb attack has occurred in a busy area near a police station in Swat district of northern Pakistan. Police said on Sunday that nine people were killed and 20 injured in the attack.

“The attacker detonated his ‘explosive vest’, killing 9 people including four police officers and injuring 20,” Swat Deputy Inspector General of Police Fida Hussain told AFP.