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| Motorcade carrying Russian ambassador hit by explosion | |
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| An escort vehicle carrying Albert Khorev’s delegation has struck a landmine in Pakistan, resulting in injuries to police | |
| A motorcade carrying Russian Ambassador Albert Khorev and other diplomats has been hit by an explosion in Pakistan, the country’s mission has said in a statement. | A motorcade carrying Russian Ambassador Albert Khorev and other diplomats has been hit by an explosion in Pakistan, the country’s mission has said in a statement. |
| The envoy was traveling in a motorcade alongside a delegation involving ambassadors of several other nations. Earlier in the day, the delegation attended a tourism forum hosted by the Trade and Industry Chamber of Islamabad. | |
| Several police officers were injured in the blast after an escort car hit a landmine, the Russian Embassy said. None of the diplomats were injured, it added. | |
| The Pakistani authorities have acknowledged the incident, confirming that all members of the delegation were evacuated safely from the site of the blast. | |
| “All the ambassadors remained safe in the attack and had been shifted to a safe place before their departure to Islamabad,” Deputy Inspector General of police Mohammad Ali Gandapur told Reuters. | |
| According to police, one officer was killed in the blast and four others were injured. “The squad that was leading the convoy was hit by a roadside bomb,” Swat district police officer Zahidullah Khan said. |