Three persons, including a security man, were killed and several others injured in the restive Swat valley on Wednesday. Sources said the militants also set on fire two more girls' schools in the valley.
Gunship helicopters and artillery continued to target suspected positions of Taliban militants on the 22nd day of the operation in Chuprial, Balasur and Barthana areas. The sources said a mortar shell hit a house, killing two children.
The sources said one secuirty official, Munir, was killed in Baghdheri area of Matta in a blast, targeting a bridge. However, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed that three security personnel were killed in the incident. Meanwhile, the insurgents torched two more girls' high schools in Durushkhela and Bedara villages of Matta.
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