Car accompanying Russian ambassador to Pakistan hits mine
The delegation’s escort vehicle, which included the Russian ambassador, was blown up by a mine in Pakistan. This was reported by the Russian diplomatic mission, reports RIA Novosti.
Police officers were injured, the diplomatic corps was not harmed. The head of the Russian diplomatic mission, Albert Khorev, was participating in the Swat Valley Tourism Development Forum in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province before the vehicle accompanying him was blown up by a mine.
“On the way from the city of Mingora to the hotel, the escort vehicle hit a mine. Several police officers were injured,” the statement said.
In September, armed clashes between the Taliban, the radical movement ruling Afghanistan, began again. (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) and Pakistan on the border in Khost province. Military forces on both sides deployed heavy weapons.
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