PESHAWAR: Taliban militants today targeted a mini bus with a remote-controlled bomb in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region, killing at least 14 people including four women and two children.
The improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted the van in Kontara village in central Kurram Agency.
Jamaatul Ahrar, a splinter group of the outlawed Tehrik- e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fourteen people, including four women and two children, were killed in the blast, officials said.
Thirteen people were injured in the explosion. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. (AGENCIES)
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