Pakistani Police: Deadly Blasts at Counterterror Facility Due to Electrical Issue, Not Militant Attack

Two explosions at a counterterrorism facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least 17 people, according to police.
The blasts were caused by electrical shorts in a basement weapons storage area, police said, ruling out terrorism.
Nine police officers and five detainees were among the dead along with three civilians, authorities reported.
Over 50 others were wounded, most of them police, in the explosions at the facility in Swat, a region prone to militancy in the past.
A Taliban group claimed attacking a checkpoint nearby but officials found no evidence connecting them to the blasts, according to reports.