14 killed in Taliban attack in Pakistan’s tribal belt

PESHAWAR: Taliban militants on Tuesday targeted a mini bus with a remote-controlled bomb in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region, killing at least 14 people including four women and two children.

The improvised explosive device ( IED) blast targeted the van in Kontara village in central Kurram Agency.

Jamaatul Ahrar, a splinter group of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack. Fourteen people, including four women and two children, were killed in the blast, officials said.