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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 25 militants in the north-western district of Swat. Five Pakistani troops and 25 militants have died in fighting in the north-western Swat region, the military says.
A military spokesman said five troops also died in the fighting in a village near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. The militants confirm the clashes but say only five of their fighters died. Elsewhere, militants killed a woman who they said had spied for the US.
The militants said only five of their fighters died in the clashes. The Swat clashes come after three officials were killed and up to 25 security personnel kidnapped.
The clashes followed renewed violence in the area in which three Pakistani officials were killed and up to 25 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.The violence has delivered a serious blow to a peace deal signed with the militants in Swat two months ago.
'Heavy losses''Heavy losses'
Parts of the valley have been placed under curfew after the latest clashes, officials say.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 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 near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district.
"We have inflicted heavy losses on the militants. We have the video footage of the bodies of the militants killed in the fighting," a military spokesman in Swat told Reuters news agency."We have inflicted heavy losses on the militants. We have the video footage of the bodies of the militants killed in the fighting," a military spokesman in Swat told Reuters news agency.
"Five of our brave soldiers have been martyred.""Five of our brave soldiers have been martyred."
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.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.
He also said the militants had destroyed the remaining portion of a government-owned hotel they had partly destroyed last month.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 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.The spokesman also said that the militants had destroyed an abandoned army rest house and a girls' school in the Malam Jabba area.
Surge in violence
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.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. Woman killed
A militant spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. In the tribal region of North Waziristan, pro-Taleban militants shot dead a woman whom they accused of spying for the United States, officials said.
And on Monday, three Pakistani security officials were killed by militants in the Matta area. The body of Gulzada Bibi was found with three bullet wounds in the chest about 35km (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the area.
"A note pinned to her body said she belonged to Afghanistan's Paktia province and was caught with a satellite phone she had been using to spy for the US," a local man told Reuters.
The militants have killed scores of people they said were spies, but targeting a woman in this way is rare.