Rocket hits a school in NW Pakistan

Unknown militants have fired a rocket at a school in the northwestern city of Kohat in Pakistan as sectarian fighting continues in the region.

Local police said Monday that the rocket fell at a private school in the Sinkandar Khan area in Kohat city, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The rocket damaged the school building but no human losses were reported in the attack.

Clashes that broke out between Shia and radical extremists in Hangu and Kohat on Muharram 11 still continue in the area and have forced the Pakistani Army to take control of Hangu city. Despite of the troops' presence on the Kohat-Hangu highway, unrest prevails in the area.

The clashes started on Friday when Shias from Kohat, who were protesting against the imposition of a curfew in Hangu on the eve of Ashura, were attacked by radical extremists. The two groups started targeting each other with heavy and light weapons.

Earlier on Saturday, a peace committee held talks with civil and military officials and agreed to announce a ceasefire, but non-local militants refused to accept the decision and launched fresh attacks in the area that led to the death of three people.

According to officials, the death toll in three days of clashes in Hangu climbed to 43 after another 17 people were killed on Saturday night and Sunday. Several people have been injured.