Gunmen in Pakistan took hundreds of students and teachers hostage on Tuesday in a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, military officials at the scene said. Reports say 5 students have been killed and 45 injured in the attack.
A Reuters journalist at the scene could hear heavy gunfire from inside the school as soldiers surrounded it. Reports say terrorists first torched a vehicle and then entered the school in army uniforms. They reportedly entered from a graveyard near the school’s back gate. As of now, the firing has stopped, according to reports.
Military officials said at least six armed men had entered the military-run Army Public School. About 500 students and teachers were believed to be inside. Peshawar has been the target of frequent militant attacks in the past.
Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: Indian Express