Wednesday, January 20, 2016

At least 21 dead as terrorist gunmen open fire on students at university in Pakistan

Rescuers move an injured victim at a hospital following an attack by gunmen in the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar, which has left at least 21 people dead and dozens wounded
At least 21 people are reportedly died in an armed assault on a university in Pakistan today, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed. The number of dead rose rapidly after armed men stormed the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, around 30 miles from the city of Peshawar, in the latest outrage to hit the militant-infested region.


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. 



Victim: Medical officers treat a man injured in an attack by militant gunmen on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda in northwest Pakistan that has left at least 21 people dead and dozens injured



A teacher walks with a pair of crutches after being rescued from the university by the Pakistani army



Emergency official Bilal Faizi described seeing five bodies, all with bullet wounds.
Military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter that four attackers had been killed.



Soldiers with automatic weapons and rocket launchers take their positions outside the university



Police and special forces launched a ground and air operation at the university in a bid to shut down the attack

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