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| Two militants have been killed in Pakistan after accidentally detonating explosives with which they planned to blow up a school, officials say. | Two militants have been killed in Pakistan after accidentally detonating explosives with which they planned to blow up a school, officials say. |
| The blast happened in the north-western region of Swat. | The blast happened in the north-western region of Swat. |
| Meanwhile a close associate of Maulana Fazlullah, the leader of the Swat militants, was killed during a raid on his home by security forces. | Meanwhile a close associate of Maulana Fazlullah, the leader of the Swat militants, was killed during a raid on his home by security forces. |
| Elsewhere in the region, suspected militants also beheaded a bank employee kidnapped from Hangu a few days ago. | Elsewhere in the region, suspected militants also beheaded a bank employee kidnapped from Hangu a few days ago. |
| Swat and Hangu have been the scene of recent security operations against militants by the Pakistani army. | Swat and Hangu have been the scene of recent security operations against militants by the Pakistani army. |
| The militants want to enforce their version of strict Islamic law in the region. | The militants want to enforce their version of strict Islamic law in the region. |
| Charred | Charred |
| They have threatened suicide bombings against government targets if the continuing operation in Swat is not stopped. | They have threatened suicide bombings against government targets if the continuing operation in Swat is not stopped. |
| Militants there have destroyed more than 70 state-run schools in the area in recent months, affecting more than 17,000 students. | Militants there have destroyed more than 70 state-run schools in the area in recent months, affecting more than 17,000 students. |
| The militants want girls to stop going to school and stay at home | |
| They have particularly targeted schools for girls, who they say should stay indoors instead of going out to get an education. | They have particularly targeted schools for girls, who they say should stay indoors instead of going out to get an education. |
| Police in the Kabal area of Swat told the BBC that the bodies of the suspected militants had been badly charred and their limbs blown away. | Police in the Kabal area of Swat told the BBC that the bodies of the suspected militants had been badly charred and their limbs blown away. |
| They said they found and defused two more bombs planted in other parts of the school, presumably by the same militants. | They said they found and defused two more bombs planted in other parts of the school, presumably by the same militants. |
| More than 130 people have been killed, most of them militants, since the security forces launched an operation in the area last week, an army spokesman said on Monday. | More than 130 people have been killed, most of them militants, since the security forces launched an operation in the area last week, an army spokesman said on Monday. |
| Beheaded | Beheaded |
| A Taleban spokesman in Swat confirmed to the BBC Urdu service that Ali Bakht Khan, a member of the militants' team that held talks with the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government in May, had been killed in a raid by the security forces. | A Taleban spokesman in Swat confirmed to the BBC Urdu service that Ali Bakht Khan, a member of the militants' team that held talks with the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government in May, had been killed in a raid by the security forces. |
| He said that Mr Khan's house, in Deolai village, was demolished by the security forces. | He said that Mr Khan's house, in Deolai village, was demolished by the security forces. |
| The army said troops had come under fire while conducting a search operation in the Deolai area on Wednesday morning and two soldiers had been injured. | The army said troops had come under fire while conducting a search operation in the Deolai area on Wednesday morning and two soldiers had been injured. |
| "The troops returned fire, in which we think three miscreants were killed," army spokesman Maj Murad said. | "The troops returned fire, in which we think three miscreants were killed," army spokesman Maj Murad said. |
| Many parts of Swat remain under night curfew. | Many parts of Swat remain under night curfew. |
| In Hangu, police say they have found the body of a bank accountant who was among three bank employees kidnapped by suspected militants a few days ago. | In Hangu, police say they have found the body of a bank accountant who was among three bank employees kidnapped by suspected militants a few days ago. |
| Sarfraz Ali, a Shia Muslim from Parachinar region, was beheaded and his body thrown on a roadside, the police said. | Sarfraz Ali, a Shia Muslim from Parachinar region, was beheaded and his body thrown on a roadside, the police said. |
| Taleban militants consider Shia Muslims to be heretical and have often beheaded them. | Taleban militants consider Shia Muslims to be heretical and have often beheaded them. |