A remote-controlled bomb targeting a passenger van killed at least 14 people and wounded 10 others in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday.

A remote-controlled bomb targeting a passenger van killed at least 14 people and wounded 10 others in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said.

The blast took place in Jandol town, in the district of Lower Dir, 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the once Taliban-infested Swat Valley.

Local police official Farman Khan, who was supervising the aftermath at the site, said the vehicle was targeted because it was carrying people known to be pro-government.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Khan said militants were to blame.