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| Pakistan Taliban kill scores in Peshawar school massacre | Pakistan Taliban kill scores in Peshawar school massacre |
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| At least 126 people, mostly children, have been killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. | At least 126 people, mostly children, have been killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. |
| All six of the militants who entered the building are said to have been killed, at least one of them in a suicide blast. | |
| However, the army has not declared the operation over. Most of the 500 students have been evacuated. | |
| The attack is being seen as one of the worst so far in Pakistan. | |
| The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Karachi says the militants appear to have been intent on killing as many students as possible - rather than taking hostages, as initially thought. | The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Karachi says the militants appear to have been intent on killing as many students as possible - rather than taking hostages, as initially thought. |
| Thousands of Pakistanis have been killed in militant violence in recent years - but the latest attack has caused unprecedented shock. | Thousands of Pakistanis have been killed in militant violence in recent years - but the latest attack has caused unprecedented shock. |
| A spokesman for the militants told BBC Urdu that the school had been targeted in response to army operations. | A spokesman for the militants told BBC Urdu that the school had been targeted in response to army operations. |
| Hundreds of Taliban fighters are thought to have died in a recent military offensive in North Waziristan and the nearby Khyber area. | Hundreds of Taliban fighters are thought to have died in a recent military offensive in North Waziristan and the nearby Khyber area. |
| Many of the casualties at the Army Public School were reportedly caused by the suicide blast. More than 100 of the dead were children, a local official told Reuters news agency. | Many of the casualties at the Army Public School were reportedly caused by the suicide blast. More than 100 of the dead were children, a local official told Reuters news agency. |
| Irshadah Bibi, a woman who lost her 12-year-old son, was seen beating her face in grief, throwing herself against an ambulance. | Irshadah Bibi, a woman who lost her 12-year-old son, was seen beating her face in grief, throwing herself against an ambulance. |
| "O God, why did you snatch away my son?" AFP news agency quotes her as saying. | "O God, why did you snatch away my son?" AFP news agency quotes her as saying. |
| The attack started at 10:00 local time (05:00 GMT). Mudassir Awan, a worker at the school, said he had seen six people scaling its walls. | The attack started at 10:00 local time (05:00 GMT). Mudassir Awan, a worker at the school, said he had seen six people scaling its walls. |
| "We thought it must be the children playing some game," he told Reuters news agency. "But then we saw a lot of firearms with them. | "We thought it must be the children playing some game," he told Reuters news agency. "But then we saw a lot of firearms with them. |
| "As soon as the firing started, we ran to our classrooms," he said. "They were entering every class and they were killing the children." | "As soon as the firing started, we ran to our classrooms," he said. "They were entering every class and they were killing the children." |
| Eyewitnesses told Geo TV station that the attackers had entered the school auditorium, where a military team was conducting first-aid training for students. | Eyewitnesses told Geo TV station that the attackers had entered the school auditorium, where a military team was conducting first-aid training for students. |
| Locals reported hearing the screams of students and teachers. The dead are said to also include teachers and a paramilitary soldier. | Locals reported hearing the screams of students and teachers. The dead are said to also include teachers and a paramilitary soldier. |
| Gunfire and explosions were heard as security forces hunted down the militants. | Gunfire and explosions were heard as security forces hunted down the militants. |
| Ambulances have been carrying the injured to hospitals. Helicopters are also in the area. Major roads in Peshawar have been sealed off. | Ambulances have been carrying the injured to hospitals. Helicopters are also in the area. Major roads in Peshawar have been sealed off. |
| A doctor at the local Lady Reading hospital said many of the students were in "very bad condition", with head wounds. | A doctor at the local Lady Reading hospital said many of the students were in "very bad condition", with head wounds. |
| Frantic parents are gathering at hospitals to find out if their children are safe. | Frantic parents are gathering at hospitals to find out if their children are safe. |
| The school is near a military complex in Peshawar. The city, close to the Afghan border, has seen some of the worst of the violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years. | The school is near a military complex in Peshawar. The city, close to the Afghan border, has seen some of the worst of the violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years. |
| Many of the students were the children of military personnel. Most of them would have been aged 16 or under. | Many of the students were the children of military personnel. Most of them would have been aged 16 or under. |
| Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani Nobel laureaute who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for the right to an education, has also condemned the attack. | |
| "I, along with millions of others around the world, mourn these children, my brothers and sisters, but we will never be defeated," she said. | |
| Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has just arrived in Peshawar, described the attack as a "national tragedy". | |
| Pakistani opposition leader and former cricket captain Imran Khan condemned it as "utter barbarism". | |
| The BBC's Owen Bennett Jones says Pakistan's politicians have for years hesitated to back the army campaign against the Taliban. | The BBC's Owen Bennett Jones says Pakistan's politicians have for years hesitated to back the army campaign against the Taliban. |
| However, by killing so many children, the militants may have managed to unite the politicians and the army. | However, by killing so many children, the militants may have managed to unite the politicians and the army. |
| A Taliban spokesman was quoted by Reuters as saying the school had been attacked because the "government is targeting our families and females". | |
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