14 killed in suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bombing outside a police station in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed 14 people, including five police officers. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the escalating security crisis and rising militancy in Pakistan's border regions, straining relations with the Afghan Taliban.
At least 14 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan, a rescue group and a regional police official said, as the country battles widening insurgencies.
The explosion took place in the Kabal area of Swat, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A pro-police rally of local residents was taking place in the same area, but it was not immediately clear whether the rally was the intended target.
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