Malala condemns Pakistan terror attack Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, has condemned the Tuesday morning attack on a military-run school (Army public school) in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. The Nobel Laurette, who expressed deep shock and disappointment at the level of terror targeted at school children, boldly disclosed that advocates like her would not be defeated by such acts of terrorism. “I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold blooded act of terror in Peshawar that is unfolding before us,” said Malala in a statement. Furthermore, she firmly promised: “I, along with millions of others around the world, mourn these children, my brothers and sisters, but we will never be defeated.” The attack was carried out by Taliban gunmen who stormed the school killing no fewer than 130 overwhelming children and teenagers in grades 1-10 and leaving about 182 others injured. Officials describe the attack as the worst attack to hit the country in years. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the assault and rushed to Peshawar to show his support for the victims. The horrific attack, carried out by a relatively small number of militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban, a Pakistani militant group trying to overthrow the government, also sent dozens of wounded flooding into local hospitals as terrified parents searched for their children. “My son was in uniform in the morning. He is in a casket now,” wailed one parent, Tahir Ali, as he came to the hospital to collect the body of his 14-year-old son Abdullah. “My son was my dream. My dream has been killed.” AFP quoted police officer Javed Khan as saying that the attack began in the morning hours, with about half a dozen gunmen entering the school and shooting at random. Army commandos quickly arrived at the scene and started exchanging fire with the gunmen, he said. Earlier information from the information minister for the province, Mushtaq Ghani, said 126 people were killed in the attack but about 4 more bodies were found. Most of the dead were students, children and teenagers from the school, Ghani said. Hospital officials said earlier that at least one teacher and a paramilitary soldier were among the dead.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:03:01 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015