Roadside bomb destroys van near village of Bunr in the Lower Dir district, Pakistan

A roadside bomb was detonated as a passenger van carrying 20 people passed by. A total of 14 were killed while 6 were wounded. The attack took place in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in the Lower Dir district near the village of Bunr. Details about the van’s occupants were not available and no one claimed responsibility. Travellers should be aware that overland travel in the northwest of Pakistan is dangerous due to periodic armed conflict and lack of personal security.