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| Swat death toll climbs to 103 as troops pound militant hideouts |
| 2008-08-02 |
| Three civilians and five militants were killed in shelling in the Swat Valley, security officials said on Friday. Requesting anonymity, a security official told AFP that troops continued to pound suspected militant positions overnight. According to Geo News, around 103 people, comprising 58 Taliban, 30 civilians and more than 12 security troops, have been killed in the ongoing operation thus far. Schools: Meanwhile, unidentified militants torched three more girls' schools in Sakhara. A bomb disposal squad also defused two bombs in the district. Militants also blew up a NGO office in Dargai and a vacant police checkpost in Malam Jabbah. |
| Posted by:Fred |