No loss of life was reported in either incident as schools are closed on Sunday.             — Reuters (File Photo)

PESHAWAR: Unknown militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blew up two schools and a clinic in separate attacks on Sunday morning, DawnNews reported.

According to police sources militants blew up a Government Primary school in Peshawar’s Matra area.

One room of the school was damaged by the explosion. Bomb disposal squad reached the area and diffused another IED planted in the vicinity.

Another school was blown up by militants in Dera Ismail Khan.

No loss of life was reported in either incident as schools are closed on Sunday.

A private clinic was blown up by militants in Budh Bher area of Peshawar.

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