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| Militants destroy school in northwest Pakistan |
| 2009-09-23 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] A mixed primary school on the outskirts of Peshawar has been blown up and pro-Taliban militants are the main suspects. "The school building, which consisted of three rooms, was destroyed in the blast," local police official Hamzullah Khan said on Tuesday. Militants planted explosives to destroy the small school, he added . There were no reports of causalities in the bombing attack as the school was closed for the Eid al-Fitr celebration, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Peshawar is the capital of the North West Frontier Province and very close to Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Pro-Taliban militants have destroyed hundreds of government schools, mostly girls' schools, in northwestern Pakistan over the past few years despite a government pledge to safeguard education. The militants want to impose their harsh interpretation of Islamic law on the country and are strongly opposed to education for girls. They frequently target girls' schools since the hardliners believe that the education of girls is un-Islamic. |
| Posted by:Fred |