UPPER DIR, Pakistan -- At least four people were killed and six were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 18, officials say.
A local police official told RFE/RL on condition of anonymity that the remote-controlled bomb targeted a vehicle carrying members of a so-called peace committee helping the Pakistani government in its efforts against the Taliban in the district of Upper Dir.
Militants of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, according to AP.
The mountainous region bordering Afghanistan was once a stronghold for the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and other militant groups.
Islamabad says the militants have been driven out in a series of military operations in recent years, but the region still sees occasional attacks.
With reporting by AP
