Taliban Militants Attack Pakistan School, 84 Dead More Than 80 Wounded Qasim Nauman And Safdar Dawar See note please

Posted By on December 16th, 2014

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These jihadist savages are now called “militants” and “gunmen”….rsk

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Taliban militants stormed a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 84 people, most of them schoolchildren, and wounded more than 80, hospital and government officials said.

Children remain trapped in the school as hostages, some four hours after the attack began, officials said.

Security officials said at least five gunmen entered the Army Public School on Warsak Road in Peshawar, capital of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, around 11 a.m. local time, and took control of the main building. The Army Public School is part of a military-run system of schools across Pakistan, offering education from the primary to high-school levels, and is open to children of military personnel as well as civilians.

Provincial government officials said at least 1,500 students, from preschool to high school, were present on campus when the attack occurred. Most of them have managed to flee the compound, according to the Pakistani military.

The provincial chief minister, Pervaiz Khattak, put the death toll at 84, from the bodies at Peshawar’s hospitals.

“These children were innocent,” said Mr. Khattak.

Many of those injured had life-threatening injuries. “More and more people are being brought in, so this could get worse,” said Shahram Khan Tarakai, the provincial health minister.

Army and police personnel were seen surrounding the building. Intense gunfire and an explosion were heard in footage aired live on Pakistani TV channels.

A senior military official said an operation to retake control of the school had begun. A brief statement from the Pakistani military said fighting between security personnel and the attackers was continuing.

“We have moved in, and are trying to clear the area very carefully,” a military official said.

Footage aired on local TV channels showed visibly distraught parents searching for their children at the Lady Reading Hospital. Many were shown waiting outside the security cordon at the school. Students in green and white school uniforms were seen receiving medical assistance on hospital beds.

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