CHARSADDA, Oct 27: Unidentified persons blew up a government school for girls in Mandani village here on Thursday, officials said.

They said that the explosion damaged walls and a room of Amirzada Government Girls High School. The blast created panic in the area.

The militants, officials said, were carrying out such activities from the nearby Shabqadar tehsil where several educational institutes had been blown up.

Police said they had lodged case against unidentified persons. However, they said that Taliban militants were responsible for such acts.