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‘Taliban’ Mass Shooting at University in Pakistan, At Least 30 Killed
21st Century Wire says…
Once again, a seemingly inexplicable mass shooting, this time at Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsada in northwest Pakistan.
According to reports this morning, “Taliban” (this is the term being used by US media this morning) gunmen stormed the college campus at about 9.30am local time and randomly opened fire on students and teachers, in classrooms and school dormitories.
BACHA KHAN UNIVERSITY (Image Source: India Online Today)
The Guardian reported that four gunmen, said to be from Tehreek-e-Taliban, a Pakistani militant group, were wearing “suicide bomb vests.”
Initial reports claim approximately 30 people are dead including 4 gunman, but some other student eye witness reports indicate that the eventual death toll could reach as high as 50 or 60 dead.
Back in December 2014, seven gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban attacked an the Army Public School in nearby Pakistani city of Peshawar. The unusual band of foreign militants, included one Chechen, three Arabs and two Afghans, are said to have killed 141 people, including 132 schoolchildren. According to Pakistani authorities, a “rescue operation” was launched by the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) special forces, who claim to have killed all seven terrorists and rescued 960 people.
On 2 December 2015, Pakistan hanged four militants involved in the Peshawar massacre.
READ MORE PAKISTAN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Pakistan Files
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Source: http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/01/20/taliban-mass-shooting-at-university-in-pakistan-at-least-30-killed/
