Citizens protest against militancy as death toll of Swat blast rises to 8.

SWAT -- Citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat valley protested against the recent wave of terrorism on Wednesday as the death toll of Tuesday's attack rose to 8.

A day earlier, six people, including a former Aman Committee head and two policemen, were killed when a remote-controlled bomb struck their vehicle in the Ghlo Kandaw area of Kabal Tehsil in Swat valley.

Former peace committee head Idrees Khan, two police guards Ramail and Tauheed, and a child were on their way from Kotakay to Bandai village when the bomb, planted on a dirt road, went off, leaving the four people dead on the spot. Two pedestrians were also killed in the blast.

The attack was claimed by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which stated that Idrees had been on their hit-list for nearly 13 years.

On Wednesday, the death toll rose as two more casualties were reported. District Police Office PRO Moin Fayaz and Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Bilal Faizi confirmed that the death toll had risen to eight.

Earlier, Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Zahid Marwat had told Dawn.com that 10 people had died, adding that police had begun investigating the incident. The DPO said no arrests had been made so far, reiterating that investigations were continuing.

Meanwhile, the funerals of some of the victims were held on Tuesday. The funerals of the two policemen were held at Police Lines and were attended by politicians, government officials and locals.

Idrees' funeral was held in his native village of Bara Banda where he was laid to rest. A large number of mourners attended the funeral amid tight security arrangements.

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