Russian envoy to Pakistan nearly hit by mine on way to Islamabad

An escort car of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert Khorev has run into a mine in northern Pakistan on the way to Islamabad, the Russian embassy said.

"An escort car drove into a mine while on its way to a hotel from the city of Mingora. Several policemen were injured. Russian diplomats were not hurt," the statement reads.

Later, it was reported that at least one police officer dies and others received wounds as a result of the explosion of a makeshift explosive device in Pakistan’s Swat District on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

According to the report, the attack targeted a motorcade with foreign diplomats. Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert Khorev was among them. the device detonated near an escort car, killing one police officer and leaving four more wounded. Neither of the diplomats were hurt.

Khorev was visiting norther Pakistan within a delegation of ambassador from a number of countries. He took part in a forum on tourism development in the Swat Valley in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.