Five people are killed in a blast in Pakistan's northwestern city of Swat, including an influential anti-Pakistani Taliban tribal leader
Five people have been killed in a blast in northwestern Pakistan, including an influential anti-Pakistani Taliban tribal leader, in the first major bombing in over a decade in an area that was once a battleground between security forces and militants.
Peace committee leader Idrees Khan's vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device, killing him and two bodyguards, Swat police officer Zahid Marwat told Reuters news agency.Khan was a local elder and previously the head of a tribal force fighting against the TTP in Swat. First major blast since 2009
The operation had made global headlines with the international community fearing the rapid advance of the TTP fighters toward the capital, Islamabad.
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