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| Inquiry urged into Pakistan raid | Inquiry urged into Pakistan raid |
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| Human Rights Watch has urged Pakistan to allow an independent inquiry into Monday's bombing of an Islamic school in which 80 people were killed. | Human Rights Watch has urged Pakistan to allow an independent inquiry into Monday's bombing of an Islamic school in which 80 people were killed. |
| The New York-based organisation said the death toll was so high that the government had to provide a "credible" justification for the raid. | The New York-based organisation said the death toll was so high that the government had to provide a "credible" justification for the raid. |
| The authorities say the school near the Afghan border was used by militants. | The authorities say the school near the Afghan border was used by militants. |
| Survivors and locals insist it had no link with al-Qaeda or the Taleban, and that only students and teachers died. | Survivors and locals insist it had no link with al-Qaeda or the Taleban, and that only students and teachers died. |
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government to allow independent investigators into the area, in the tribal district of Bajaur. | Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government to allow independent investigators into the area, in the tribal district of Bajaur. |
| "The onus is on the Pakistani government to provide a credible account of the legitimacy of the attack resulting in the deaths of so many," HRW's Ali Dayan Hasan said in New York. | "The onus is on the Pakistani government to provide a credible account of the legitimacy of the attack resulting in the deaths of so many," HRW's Ali Dayan Hasan said in New York. |
| The school had no link with al-Qaeda or Taleban - we were there to learn the God's religion Said Wali Press asks questions Send us your comments | The school had no link with al-Qaeda or Taleban - we were there to learn the God's religion Said Wali Press asks questions Send us your comments |
| The Pakistani government says the school was used by militants as a training camp and that no civilians died in the attack, carried out by helicopters. | The Pakistani government says the school was used by militants as a training camp and that no civilians died in the attack, carried out by helicopters. |
| However the claim was challenged by two of the three who survived the attack. | However the claim was challenged by two of the three who survived the attack. |
| Said Wali, 18, told the BBC the school had no links with militants and that some students who died were young as seven. | Said Wali, 18, told the BBC the school had no links with militants and that some students who died were young as seven. |
| "We were busy preparing for morning prayers when the place was bombed," he said. | "We were busy preparing for morning prayers when the place was bombed," he said. |
| Burnt face | Burnt face |
| Mr Wali also rejected government allegations that the head of the school, Maulvi Liaqat, had links with militants. | Mr Wali also rejected government allegations that the head of the school, Maulvi Liaqat, had links with militants. |
| "He was a strict man who used to eulogise the Taleban but nothing more than that," he said. | "He was a strict man who used to eulogise the Taleban but nothing more than that," he said. |
| Another survivor, Abu Bakar, 22, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that there was no militant training at the school. | Another survivor, Abu Bakar, 22, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that there was no militant training at the school. |
| The third survivor, Noor Rehman, 16, cannot speak because his face is badly burnt. | The third survivor, Noor Rehman, 16, cannot speak because his face is badly burnt. |
| Since the raid thousands of local people have taken part in protests against Islamabad's alliance with the US. | Since the raid thousands of local people have taken part in protests against Islamabad's alliance with the US. |
| There were also demonstrations in Peshawar and other cities. | There were also demonstrations in Peshawar and other cities. |
| The attack came as the Pakistani government was due to sign a peace deal with pro-Taleban militants in the Bajaur area, which now appears to have failed. | The attack came as the Pakistani government was due to sign a peace deal with pro-Taleban militants in the Bajaur area, which now appears to have failed. |
| Sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur is believed to translate into active support, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says. | Sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur is believed to translate into active support, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says. |
| Pakistan has deployed nearly 80,000 troops along the border. | Pakistan has deployed nearly 80,000 troops along the border. |
| They are there to hunt militants who sought refuge after the ousting of the Taleban in Afghanistan in 2001. | They are there to hunt militants who sought refuge after the ousting of the Taleban in Afghanistan in 2001. |