Militants blow up boys school in Swabi

SWABI: Anti-education extremist elements Sunday night struck again and blew up another school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Geo News reported.

According to sources, the boys primary school in Dara village of Swabi was completely destroyed after a powerful explosion that shattered the windowpanes of nearby buildings.

Sources further added that it was suspected that enlightenment-hating militants used a large quantity of explosives, which was first planted at the school and then detonated by a remote control, to bring the educational institution down.

No casualties were reported.