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Taliban school attack: Lists of dead children at hospital reveal full horror of massacre Taliban school attack: Lists of dead children at hospital reveal full horror of massacre
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As the siege of a school in Pakistan under attack by the Taliban continues, pictures of lists from a local hospital are revealing the full scale of the horror. Hamza Ali, 14 years old. Dead. Farhad Hussain, 15. Dead. Hamayun Iqbal, 14. Dead.
At least 84 children are believed to be among the 130 people killed so far, and authorities fear the number may rise as bodies are recovered from inside the Army Public School. An image showing the names and ages of some of the victims of the brutal Taliban massacre at a school in Peshawar that has left at least 84 children dead has emerged.
The lists, appearing to be from Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, are one of the few sources of information for distraught parents waiting to hear news of their children. At least 130 people are confirmed dead, and authorities fear the number may rise as more bodies are recovered from inside the Army Public School.
Some of the victims are named with their ages, ranging from as young as 12, alongside but most are simply marked as “unknown”. About 500 students and teachers were inside the school, with some taking first aid lessons, as the attack started at 10am local time. The lists, appearing to be from Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, are one of the few sources of information for those trying to find out parents waiting to hear news of their children.
Some of the victims are named with their ages, ranging from as young as 12, alongside but most are simply marked as “unknown”. About 500 students and teachers were inside the school, with some taking first aid lessons, as the attack started at 10am local time.
Many were believed to be killed in a suicide blast after the attack started at 10am local time and further explosions were heard later in the day.Many were believed to be killed in a suicide blast after the attack started at 10am local time and further explosions were heard later in the day.
The schools are supposed to publish results cards. Not this... #PeshawarAttack #PeshawarBleeds pic.twitter.com/aPiAIEapdiThe schools are supposed to publish results cards. Not this... #PeshawarAttack #PeshawarBleeds pic.twitter.com/aPiAIEapdi
Soldiers had swept the school as the siege started, evacuating the “bulk” of students and teachers from classrooms and rescuing small groups as the operation continued.Soldiers had swept the school as the siege started, evacuating the “bulk” of students and teachers from classrooms and rescuing small groups as the operation continued.
A spokesperson for the Taliban told international media that suicide bombers had been sent into the school to target army personnel and were on orders not to harm young children.A spokesperson for the Taliban told international media that suicide bombers had been sent into the school to target army personnel and were on orders not to harm young children.
A Pakistani girl, who was injured in a Taliban attack in a school, is rushed to a hospital in Peshawar Eyewitnesses said the attackers were dressed in army uniforms and set fire to a vehicle before entering the school and opening fire.A Pakistani girl, who was injured in a Taliban attack in a school, is rushed to a hospital in Peshawar Eyewitnesses said the attackers were dressed in army uniforms and set fire to a vehicle before entering the school and opening fire.
One of the wounded students, Abdullah Jamal, said that he was with a group of teenagers who were getting first aid training with a team of Pakistani army medics when the violence began.One of the wounded students, Abdullah Jamal, said that he was with a group of teenagers who were getting first aid training with a team of Pakistani army medics when the violence began.
He said no one realised what was happening until they “saw children falling down who were crying and screaming” as they were shot.He said no one realised what was happening until they “saw children falling down who were crying and screaming” as they were shot.
“I also fell down. I learned later that I have got a bullet,” he said from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.“I also fell down. I learned later that I have got a bullet,” he said from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.
“All the children had bullet wounds. All the children were bleeding.”“All the children had bullet wounds. All the children were bleeding.”
The rescue operation continues, according to military sources, who said six attackers have been killed so far.The rescue operation continues, according to military sources, who said six attackers have been killed so far.