Police chief Saeed Wazir told AFP the operation had ended and security forces were clearing the area, with most of the student victims shot dead at a hostel for boys on the campus, and that at least 21 people had been killed.
"More than 30 others including students, staff and security guards were wounded," he added.
Police, soldiers and special forces swarmed the university from the ground and the air in a bid to shut down the assault, as television images showed female students running for their lives.
FRANCE 24 Pakistan correspondent Taha Siddiqui said local media reported that one professor had been killed in the attack.
“We’re getting reports from inside the school that most of the militants were going from classroom to classroom, similar to the Peshawar attack back in December 2014,” in which 141 people were killed by Taliban gunmen, Siddiqui said.
Military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter that four attackers had been killed.
"Update: Snipers killed 2 more terrorists on roof top, total Terrorist killed so far 4. All buildings (and) roof top taken over by Army," he wrote earlier.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack........http://www.france24.com/en/20160120-pakistan-gunmen-attack-bacha-khan-university-charsadda
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Death toll in Pakistan university attack rises to 30...
ReplyDeleteThe death toll in a gun and explosives attack on a university in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 30, according to the Guardian, with the death toll expected to rise.
Police told AFP that security forces had ended the operation against the gunmen.
Regional police chief Saeed Wazir said the operation had ended and security forces were clearing the area, with most of the student victims shot dead at a hostel for boys on the Bacha Khan University campus in Charsadda.
Witnesses had reported gunfire and two large blasts at the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometers from the city of Peshawar..........http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/99827-160120-gunmen-attack-university-in-pakistan
Pakistan Mourns After Attackers Kill 21 at University...
ReplyDeletePakistan observed a day of mourning Thursday following a gun and bomb attack on a university that killed 21 people and wounded dozens more.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared the mourning period to show solidarity with those who died when a group of four terrorists stormed the Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda on Wednesday.
The death toll rose to 21 overnight with the death of a student, one of 19 who were killed along with two university staff.
Military spokesman Asim Bajwa told reporters that troops, including army commandos gunned down the four attackers and conducted a "block by block" clearing operation before securing the entire campus.....http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-mourns-after-attackers-kill-twenty-one-at-university/3155672.html
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