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| MNA's house, school blown up in Swat |
| 2008-12-13 |
| Unidentified assailants on Friday blew up Awami National Party (ANP) MNA Muzaffarul Mulk Khan's house near Mingora city as the Taliban blew up another public school in Swat's Qambar area. There were no casualties in the attack on the ANP leader's house, as the MNA has already moved to Islamabad in view of the deteriorating security situation. Meanwhile, the two-storey building of the government high school for boys in Qambar was completely destroyed in the Taliban attack. A nearby girls' school was also damaged. According to official statistics, the number of schools destroyed by the Taliban over a year in Swat has risen to 148, while more than 180 schools have been closed for fear of attacks. Around 90,000 students have been affected by the Taliban attacks on schools. In another incident on Friday, a child was killed and two people injured when a shell hit a house in Bandi area of Kabal tehsil. Separately, the Taliban released 70 of the 90 people they abducted earlier between Mandal Dak and Matta. The abductions came after the locals attacked a suspected Taliban fighter's house in Matta tehsil. The remaining 20 people are still in the custody of the Taliban. Taliban killed: Also on Friday, Nawagai tribesmen killed a Taliban fighter and injured another in Bajaur Agency as security forces pounded Taliban positions in Anzaray, Sasmi and Dooda areas of Khar tehsil and Charmang, Chiynar and Tangi areas of Nawagai tehsil. The casualties came when the local tribesmen attacked Taliban trying to enter Nawagai from Mohmand Agency. Meanwhile, locals have started returning to the agency after security forces gained control of several areas. |
| Posted by:Fred |