Pakistani police officers and local residents examine a damaged portion of a girls school wrecked by suspected militants. - Photo by AP

PESHAWAR: Unknown assailants blew up the Girls Middle School Katlang in northwestern Pakistan’s Mardan district on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.

According to police, three rooms of the school were completely destroyed in the explosion, while two were partially damaged.

More than 20 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack, police said.

Up till now, twelve schools have been destroyed by militants in Mardan.

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