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| Peshawar school attack: A burnt out office and the scene of the final gun battle – images emerge of the aftermath of Taliban massacre | Peshawar school attack: A burnt out office and the scene of the final gun battle – images emerge of the aftermath of Taliban massacre |
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| Walls riddled with bullet holes, an auditorium floor covered in blood and a burnt out office where a suicide bomber blew himself up – the first shocking images of the aftermath of the attack at a school in Pakistan have started to emerge today. | Walls riddled with bullet holes, an auditorium floor covered in blood and a burnt out office where a suicide bomber blew himself up – the first shocking images of the aftermath of the attack at a school in Pakistan have started to emerge today. |
| Journalists have been allowed into the building to record the destruction and full horror of the eight hour siege after seven Taliban gunmen bent on revenge stormed the military-run school in the north-western city. | |
| The result was a series of images which show the full scale of the fighting and violence witnessed as the militants killed 148 people, including 132 innocent children. | |
| Funerals for the victims were being held today as the nation started to mourn at the beginning of the official three day mourning period. | |
| Pakistani video journalists film inside the auditorium of the Army Public School a day after an attack by the Taliban, in Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) | Pakistani video journalists film inside the auditorium of the Army Public School a day after an attack by the Taliban, in Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) |
| A local reporter walks past a wall full of bullet holes at the Army Public School (Reuters) | A local reporter walks past a wall full of bullet holes at the Army Public School (Reuters) |
| A Pakistani soldier walks amidst the debris the day after the Taliban attack at the school in Peshawar (AFP) | A Pakistani soldier walks amidst the debris the day after the Taliban attack at the school in Peshawar (AFP) |
| The attack at the Army Public School and College was the deadliest slaughter of innocents the country has witnessed. | The attack at the Army Public School and College was the deadliest slaughter of innocents the country has witnessed. |
| Prayer vigils were being held across Pakistan and in other schools, where students spoke of their shock at the brutal attack. | |
| Taliban gunman broke into the school before opening fire and killing 132 children, wounding another 121 along with three staff. | Taliban gunman broke into the school before opening fire and killing 132 children, wounding another 121 along with three staff. |
| The school's head Tahira Qazi was found among the debris overnight. | The school's head Tahira Qazi was found among the debris overnight. |
| A journalist looks at a bullet-ridden wall the day after the Army Public School was attacked by Taliban militants (EPA) | |
| Pakistani security officials inspect the premises in the wake of the attack (EPA) | Pakistani security officials inspect the premises in the wake of the attack (EPA) |
| Pakistan army soldiers stand outside the school's auditorium the day after the Taliban attack (AP) | Pakistan army soldiers stand outside the school's auditorium the day after the Taliban attack (AP) |
| Military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said the school principal was inside her office when the attackers made their way into the administration building. | Military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said the school principal was inside her office when the attackers made their way into the administration building. |
| He said she locked herself into the bathroom but was killed after a grenade was thrown through a vent and into the room. | He said she locked herself into the bathroom but was killed after a grenade was thrown through a vent and into the room. |
| Army commandos fought the Taliban throughout the day until the school was cleared and all the attackers were reported to have been killed, eight hours after the siege had started. | Army commandos fought the Taliban throughout the day until the school was cleared and all the attackers were reported to have been killed, eight hours after the siege had started. |
| A Brave Lady, Mother, Teacher! Principal of APS, Tahira Qazi - Also martyred today! Rest in peace! #PeshawarAttack pic.twitter.com/ZYcR0bolZE | A Brave Lady, Mother, Teacher! Principal of APS, Tahira Qazi - Also martyred today! Rest in peace! #PeshawarAttack pic.twitter.com/ZYcR0bolZE |
| The Pakistani Taliban, which is fighting to topple the government and set up an Islamic state, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. | The Pakistani Taliban, which is fighting to topple the government and set up an Islamic state, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| "We selected the army's school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females," said Taliban spokesman 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 Taliban spokesman Muhammad Umar Khorasani. "We want them to feel the pain." |
| Images which show the inside of the building following the eight hour siege have also been posted online by BBC News presenter Mishal Husain. | |
| The principal's office where a suicide bomber blew himself up pic.twitter.com/jAYqKWOyjh | The principal's office where a suicide bomber blew himself up pic.twitter.com/jAYqKWOyjh |
| Scene of final gun battle in the school pic.twitter.com/M6poske46D | Scene of final gun battle in the school pic.twitter.com/M6poske46D |