Pakistani security forces raid Islamic school

Pakistani security forces raided an Islamic school allegedly being used as a recruiting centre for militants, killing one person and arresting seven.

Soldiers raided the Madrassa Abu Shoaib near Miran Shah in Waziristan near the Afghan border.

It said the school was being used "as a planning centre for attacks, recruiting and a training camp for terrorists".

Soldiers seized a large cache of arms, munition, booby traps, fuses and hand written notes on how to make explosive devices, a statement said.