Pakistan army 'hits suicide camp

Pakistani helicopter gunships have destroyed a suspected training camp in the northwest of the country, according to an army statement.

At least six Taliban fighters were killed in the attack near the town of Charbagh in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province, officials said on Saturday.

Several other people were reportedly injured as the camp on a small island on the Swat river was bombarded.

"The place was being used as a launching pad for preparing the suicide attackers," the army statement said.

Bombers trained at the facility were being used in attacks across the Swat valley, including on the main vity of Mingora, the statement said.

Last week two suicide attacks on consecutive days killed at least seven people in the district.

The military is winding down a three-month offensive aimed at pushing Taliban fighters out of the Swat valley and the surrounding areas.

Although Islamabad has claimed success in the battle and the two million people displaced by the fighting have largely returned, sporadic clashes continue to take place across the region.