Explosions of ammunition due to a short circuit, Monday, April 24, in a Pakistani counter-terrorism police station left at least twelve dead and 50 injured, according to the authorities who had initially mentioned a bomb attack.
Explosions “inside the police station” in Kabal, a town in the northwest Swat Valley, caused the “total collapse of the building”, according to Khalid Sohail, a police official with the local police department. counter-terrorism.
Swat Police Chief Shafi Ullah Gandapur told reporters that the explosions were caused by a short circuit in a basement containing “grenades and other explosives”. “There is no indication that they were caused by an outside attack or suicide bombers,” he added.
A police officer, Akhtar Hayat, had previously mentioned to Agence France-Presse (AFP) the explosion of “two or three bombs”. According to him, a “majority of the victims are police officers”.
Updated April 25 at 12:30 a.m.: Pakistani authorities’ explanation of the origin of the explosions has been modified.
