Pakistan school attack
Pakistan school attack: Terrorists sought terrified children from under benches
By Faith Karimi, Greg Botelho and Sophia Saifi, CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- As Pakistan started three days of national mourning Wednesday,
horrifying details emerged on a massacre that left 145 people dead, most of them children.
Peshawar city was shut down after 132 children were killed there in an hourslong siege Tuesday
at an army school.
Markets remained closed as residents attended somber funerals across the city.
"Even the children are dying on the frontline in the war against terror," said Khawaja Asif,
the defense minister. "The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry."
A day after the massacre, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on the
death penalty for terrorism cases.
Soldiers patrol the streets in Peshawar, Pakistan, near a school that was attacked by the Pakistani
Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. Militants stormed the military-run school in northwest Pakistan,
killing more than 140 people, most of them children. More than
100 people were injured. Soldiers patrol the streets in Peshawar, Pakistan, near a school that was
attacked by the Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. Militants stormed the military-run
school in northwest Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, most of them children. More than 100
people were injured.
The uncle and cousin of injured student Mohammad Baqair comfort him as he mourns the death of
his mother, a teacher who was killed in the attack. The uncle and cousin of injured student Mohammad
Baqair comfort him as he mourns the death of his mother, a teacher who was killed in the attack.
A man comforts a student who survived the attack. A man comforts a student who survived the attack.
Parents escort their children away from the school. Parents escort their children away from the school.
A wounded student receives treatment at a Peshawar hospital. A wounded student receives treatment at
a Peshawar hospital.
Pakistani soldiers hold positions close to the school. All the militants in the attack were eventually killed,
a police official said. Pakistani soldiers hold positions close to the school. All the militants in the attack
were eventually killed, a police official said.
Pakistani soldiers take position near the site of the attack. Pakistani soldiers take position near the site of
the attack.
A student is wheeled into a hospital in Peshawar. A student is wheeled into a hospital in Peshawar.
A man and woman rush to a Peshawar hospital treating victims of the attack. A man and woman rush to
a Peshawar hospital treating victims of the attack.
Family members wait outside the school. Family members wait outside the school.
People gather at a hospital where victims were being treated. People gather at a hospital where victims
were being treated.
Pakistani soldiers position themselves at a fence near the besieged school. Pakistani soldiers position
themselves at a fence near the besieged school.
A Pakistani soldier clears the area outside the school. A Pakistani soldier clears the area outside the school.
An injured student lies in bed at a Peshawar hospital after the attack. An injured student lies in bed at a
Peshawar hospital after the attack.
A hospital security guard helps an injured student at the school. A hospital security guard helps an injured
student at the school.
Parents leave with their children near the site of the attack. Parents leave with their children near the site of
the attack.
A plainclothes officer escorts rescued students away from the school. A plainclothes officer escorts rescued
students away from the school.
Pakistani troops reach the site of the attack. Pakistani troops reach the site of the attack.
Volunteers carry a student at a hospital in Peshawar. Volunteers carry a student at a hospital in Peshawar.
An injured girl gets rushed to a hospital in Peshawar. An injured girl gets rushed to a hospital in Peshawar.
A man comforts a student standing at the bedside of an injured boy. A man comforts a student standing at
the bedside of an injured boy.
A Pakistani soldier takes position on a bunker close to the besieged school. A Pakistani soldier takes position
on a bunker close to the besieged school.
Relatives of a student killed in the attack mourn over the student's body. Relatives of a student killed in the attack
mourn over the student's body.
Hospital staff transport an injured student in Peshawar. Hospital staff transport an injured student in Peshawar.
The body of a victim lies at a hospital in Peshawar. The body of a victim lies at a hospital in Peshawar.