Officials say bomb-making material allegedly stored at a compound by Pakistani Taliban fighters has exploded in the country’s restive northwest, killing at least 24 people, including militants and civilians. But conflicting accounts later emerged with a local lawmaker on Monday claiming the deaths were instead caused by airstrikes in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. There was no comment from the military and security officials dismissed the claim of a strike as baseless. Earlier in the day, a local police officer said the massive explosion killed at least 10 civilians, including women and children, along with 14 militants.
