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| Taliban gunmen storm school in Pakistan | |
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| At least three students have reportedly been killed and others taken hostage in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. | |
| At least six militants wearing security uniforms entered the school, local officials told the media. Gunfire and explosions have been heard in the area. | |
| The army has cordoned off the site but it is not clear if soldiers entered. | |
| A Taliban spokesman told the BBC the assault was in response to army operations against the militants. | |
| Hundreds of Taliban fighters are thought to have died in a recent military operation in North Waziristan and the nearby Khyber area. | |
| A school worker and a student interviewed by the local Geo TV station said the attackers had entered the Army Public School's auditorium, where a military team was conducting first-aid training for students. | |
| More than 20 students and teachers have been taken to a nearby hospital in Peshawar. |