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| Peshawar attack live: At least 84 children killed by Pakistan Taliban in 'horrifying' massacre | Peshawar attack live: At least 84 children killed by Pakistan Taliban in 'horrifying' massacre |
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| Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds more taken hostage after Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked an army-run school in Pakistan. | Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds more taken hostage after Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked an army-run school in Pakistan. |
| This is what we know so far: | This is what we know so far: |
| • 126 people have been killed, including 84 pupils, according to a local government official. | |
| • The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistani Taliban) has claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was in revenge for an anti-terrorist military offensive. | • The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistani Taliban) has claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was in revenge for an anti-terrorist military offensive. |
| • The school is sealed off and the number of hostages inside is unconfirmed. | • The school is sealed off and the number of hostages inside is unconfirmed. |
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| A Taliban spokesman said the army was being targeted and militants had been told not to harm young children. | A Taliban spokesman said the army was being targeted and militants had been told not to harm young children. |
| “We selected the army's school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females,” said Muhammad Umar Khorasani. “We want them to feel the pain.” | “We selected the army's school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females,” said Muhammad Umar Khorasani. “We want them to feel the pain.” |
| Eyewitnesses said the attackers were dressed as soldiers and opened fire at random, detonating an unknown number of suicide bombs. | Eyewitnesses said the attackers were dressed as soldiers and opened fire at random, detonating an unknown number of suicide bombs. |
| David Cameron expressed his sympathy on Twitter, calling the targeting of a school "horrifying" and "deeply shocking" and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on his way to the scene of the attack. | David Cameron expressed his sympathy on Twitter, calling the targeting of a school "horrifying" and "deeply shocking" and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on his way to the scene of the attack. |