| At least nine people were killed, including five militants, in different violent acts in restive Swat valley on Monday. The militants blew up yet another girlsÂ' school and basic healthcare center situated in Matta tehsil. According to sources, security forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery shelled suspected hideouts of militants in Oogro, Takht Band and Angro Dherai areas, on the outskirts of Mingora, killing five militants and a civilian. Meanwhile, militants blew up a bridge with remote-controlled bomb in Takht Band area. According to reports, security forces pounded militants' positions in Shakar Darra and Koza Bandai areas in Matta and Kabbal tehsils. However, no loss of life was reported. On the other hands, a mortar shell fired by militants hit a house of tribesman, Fazalullah, killing his two children and wife and severely injuring his another child. While five more persons were injured in different acts of violence. |