MINGORA, Jan 30: Nine people, a woman and two children among them, were killed and 16 others injured as violence continued unabated in Swat on Friday.

Security forces backed by helicopter gunships targeted militants’ positions in Khareeri area of Matta, killing two children and a man. Three others were injured.Two people were killed and five others injured when artillery and helicopter gunships fired shells in the Nengolai area.

A woman was killed and five other people were injured when a mortar shell hit some houses in the Manglawar area.

Three civilians were killed and three others injured when security forces opened fire at them for violating curfew in Charbagh. The militants fired rockets on the Matta police station on Friday evening, damaging it partially.