Pakistan's military shows bloodied interior of Peshawar school
- 10 years ago
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The aftermath of a killing spree by Taliban militants on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, that left 148 people dead -- most of them children.
A Pakistani military spokesman says everyone is in shock.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MILITARY SPOKESMAN, MAJOR-GENERAL ASIM SALEEM BAJWA, SAYING:
"We are all sad, we are angered, we are sickened. I think there is nothing that could happen worse than this."
The Taliban released a statement saying they chose to attack the military-run high school because government forces were targeting their women and families.
In response to the massacre, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on the death penalty... and vowed to crack down on the Taliban insurgency, who are fighting to impose strict Islamic rule in the country.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER, NAWAZ SHARIF, SAYING:
"We will continue this war as long as there is a single terroris
The aftermath of a killing spree by Taliban militants on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, that left 148 people dead -- most of them children.
A Pakistani military spokesman says everyone is in shock.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MILITARY SPOKESMAN, MAJOR-GENERAL ASIM SALEEM BAJWA, SAYING:
"We are all sad, we are angered, we are sickened. I think there is nothing that could happen worse than this."
The Taliban released a statement saying they chose to attack the military-run high school because government forces were targeting their women and families.
In response to the massacre, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on the death penalty... and vowed to crack down on the Taliban insurgency, who are fighting to impose strict Islamic rule in the country.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER, NAWAZ SHARIF, SAYING:
"We will continue this war as long as there is a single terroris