Sunday, May 3, 2009

Taliban violate deal in Swat: Pakistan army


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Sunday accused the Taliban of ‘gross violation’ of the Swat peace accord after several acts of violence over the weekend, AP reports.
The army blamed an attack on the power grid in the main Swat city of Mingora on the militants. It also said militants had partially blown up a bridge in the Khwaza Khela area of Swat.Clashes between security forces and militants left at least one soldier dead and three soldiers and four militants wounded, it added.Also Sunday, two decapitated bodies were found near Khwaza Khela, police officer Umer Rahim Khan said. They have not been identified.A girls high school was blown up by militants in Kabal Tehsil while four trucks were set ablaze by the Taliban in Khwaza Khela, private TV channels added.A Taliban spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday

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