Over 18 dead in Kohistan bus ambush: police

PESHAWAR: At least 18 people were killed Tuesday when gunmen opened fire on a bus in northern district of Kohistan, police said.

The bus was carrying passengers from Rawalpindi. The motive was unclear as militants are not active in the area, police said.

"Armed men hiding on both sides of the road attacked the bus," local police chief Mohammad Ilyas said.

"Initial reports said 18 people have died and eight wounded," he added.

The ambush happened near the town of Harban.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012