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| Pakistan army 'kills militants' | Pakistan army 'kills militants' |
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| The Pakistani military says it has killed at least 20 militants in the north-western district of Swat. | |
| A military spokesman said the clashes took place in a village near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. | A military spokesman said the clashes took place in a village near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. |
| A spokesman for the militants told the BBC Urdu service that only five militants were killed in the clashes. | |
| The clashes followed renewed violence in the area in which three Pakistani officials were killed and up to 30 security forces kidnapped by militants. | The clashes followed renewed violence in the area in which three Pakistani officials were killed and up to 30 security forces kidnapped by militants. |
| The violence has delivered a serious blow to a peace deal signed with the militants in Swat two months ago. | |
| Parts of the valley have been placed under curfew after the latest clashes, officials say. | |
| A military spokesman told reporters in Swat that the security forces fought a gun battle with the pro-Taleban militants after they attacked a security patrol. | |
| A spokesman for the militants, Muslim Khan, however, told the BBC Urdu service that the troops had fired first, killing five militants. Three others were injured, he said. | |
| Surge in violence | Surge in violence |
| He also said the militants had destroyed the remaining portion of a government-owned hotel they had partly destroyed last month. | |
| The hotel was in the country's only ski resort, located in the Malam Jabba area of Swat which has been under Taleban control since late last year. | |
| The spokesman also said that the militants had destroyed an abandoned army rest house and a girls' school in the Malam Jabba area. | |
| Officials in Mingora, the headquarters of Swat district, said they had received some reports of destruction in the area, but could not confirm them immediately. | |
| Correspondents say the security situation in Swat has been deteriorating despite a peace agreement between the government and pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlullah. | Correspondents say the security situation in Swat has been deteriorating despite a peace agreement between the government and pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlullah. |
| Up to 30 police and paramilitary troops were kidnapped by militants in the Deolai area on Tuesday, officials said. | |
| A militant spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. | A militant spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. |
| And on Monday, three Pakistani security officials were killed by militants in the Matta area. | And on Monday, three Pakistani security officials were killed by militants in the Matta area. |