PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say militants have abducted 30 Pakistani police and paramilitary troops in the country's northwestern Swat Valley.
Officer Ismail Khan said insurgents on Tuesday overpowered the security forces who were manning a security post.
A militant spokesman, Bakht Ali Khan, is claiming responsibility.
The abductions come amid deteriorating security in the valley despite a peace deal between the provincial government and militants reached in May.
