MINGORA, Jan 21: Taliban militants destroyed another two government-run schools and a health centre as violence continued in Swat on Wednesday.

Explosive devices planted at the government high school for boys and a basic health unit in Sher Falam (Matta tehsil), and government girls primary school in Mangalstan (Charbagh tehsil), went off early in the morning, razing the buildings to the ground. With the destruction of the two schools, the number of schools torched and blown up in the valley rose to 189.

Wednesday’s devastation follows destruction of five schools by militants in Mingora headquarters on Sunday night.

Swat DCO Shaukat Khan Yousafzai confirmed destruction of the schools, saying that most of the 189 schools destroyed by the Taliban were for girls. He said that over 100,000 students had been affected.