At least 84 children have been killed in a
Taliban attack on a military run school in
Pakistan and it's feared the number could
continue to rise.
The Army Public School in the northwestern
city of Peshawar is under attack after around
six Taliban gunmen stormed the school this
morning and held 500 pupils and teachers hostage.
The majority of those inside have fled and
a rescue operation is now underway to remove an
unknown number who remain inside the building.
One student described his experience.
As soon as the firing started, our teacher
made us sit in a corner and told us to lower
our heads. After around an hour, when the
firing subsided a little, army personnel came
and rescued us. When we came out we saw in
the corridors, our friends who had been shot
three or four times, some dead and some injured.
The Taliban, who have claimed responsibility
for the attack said they have captured the
army's school because they army targets their
families and it's a revenge attack for an
anti-Taliban military offensive which began
in June.
