Pakistan: Convoy of 12 foreign diplomats including Russia, Iran attacked with bombs in Swat Valley

A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Swat district police officer Zahidullah Khan said the diplomats were visiting the Swat Valley area at the invitation of the local chamber of commerce to showcase it as a potential tourist destination. “The squad that was leading the convoy was hit by a roadside bomb,” he said.