I lay as still as I could and closed my eyes, waiting to get shot again. A teenage survivor of the Taliban attack on a Pakistan school describes how he played dead after being shot in both legs. In Peshawar, the vast grounds of the military-run Army Public School were all but deserted, with a handful of snipers manning the roofs of its pink brick-and-stone buildings. Army vehicles and soldiers wearing face masks and carrying automatic rifles were deployed at the entrance. More details of the well-organized attack emerged More details of the well-organized attack emerged as witnesses came forward with their stories. The attackers came around 10:30 am on a pick-up van, 25-year-old school bus driver Issam Uddin said. They drove it around the back of the school and set it on fire to block the way. Then they went to Gate 1 and killed a soldier, a gatekeeper and a gardener. Firing began and the first suicide attack took place.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:30:47 +0000
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