PESHAWAR,
Pakistan – The Taliban massacre that killed 148 people, mostly children,
at a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan left a scene of heart-wrenching
devastation, pools of blood and young lives snuffed out as the nation mourned
and mass funerals for the victims got underway Wednesday.
Pakistan – The Taliban massacre that killed 148 people, mostly children,
at a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan left a scene of heart-wrenching
devastation, pools of blood and young lives snuffed out as the nation mourned
and mass funerals for the victims got underway Wednesday.
The
attack at theArmy Public School and College in the city of Peshawar
the deadliest slaughter of innocents in the country and horrified a nation
already weary of unending terrorist assaults.
attack at the
the deadliest slaughter of innocents in the country and horrified a nation
already weary of unending terrorist assaults.
Blood
was still splattered on the floor and the stairs as media were allowed inside
the school a day after the attack. Torn notebooks, pieces of clothing and
children's shoes were scattered about amid broken window glass, door frames and
upturned chairs. A pair of child's eyeglasses lay broken on the ground.
was still splattered on the floor and the stairs as media were allowed inside
the school a day after the attack. Torn notebooks, pieces of clothing and
children's shoes were scattered about amid broken window glass, door frames and
upturned chairs. A pair of child's eyeglasses lay broken on the ground.
Prayer
vigils were held acrossPakistan
and in other schools, students spoke of their shock at the brutal slayings inPeshawar
and teenagers were gunned down and some of the female teachers burned alive.
Army commandos fought the Taliban in a day-long battle until the school was
cleared and all the attackers were dead.
vigils were held across
and in other schools, students spoke of their shock at the brutal slayings in
and teenagers were gunned down and some of the female teachers burned alive.
Army commandos fought the Taliban in a day-long battle until the school was
cleared and all the attackers were dead.
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