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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide attack late Tuesday evening in the restive area of Swat killed three soldiers and wounded six others, the Pakistani military told CNN.
Pakistan army spokesman Major Murad Khan said that the driver of the suicide car bomb tried to ram the gate of a military checkpoint at a school in the Swat District.
The attack was repelled by gunfire from troops at the check-post before the attacker reached his target, Khan said. The car exploded and was followed by gunfire from militants on foot.
The incident occurred in the dark, around the time when Muslims break their fasts in the month of Ramadhan.
Swat militants loyal to banned religious leader Maulana Fazlullah have claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the military. One militant, the suicide attacker in the car, was killed. A few others were also believed to have been killed or injured, but Khan said there were no confirmed numbers because it was dark and the militants removed the bodies of their dead and wounded.
The explosion occurred at the Tutano Bandai school of Tehsil Kabal in Swat District in the North West Frontier Province.
A military spokesman offer no additional details.
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