MINGORA, Oct 17: Sixty militants were killed when air force planes bombed their hideouts in Gut Peuchar valley and adjoining areas of Swat on Friday.

A spokesman for the local media centre said the planes fired 15 to 20 missiles which hit a number of houses.

Meanwhile, an explosive device hit a convoy, injuring two security personnel. The convoy was going from Kanju to Kabal when the roadside device went off.

Troops cordoned off the area and carried out a search during which 55 suspected militants were arrested.

A girls’ school was blown up in Qambar valley, increasing the number of schools attacked by militants to 116.

Furniture, registers and other records of the Government Girls Middle School were destroyed in the blast.