Trending:

Peshawar school massacre: A day after, mothers mourn for their kids

FP Staff December 17, 2014, 12:53:49 IST

In Peshawar mothers mourned after at least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the city and opened fired.

Advertisement
Peshawar school massacre: A day after, mothers mourn for their kids

[caption id=“attachment_1853685” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Women mourn their relative Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, at his house in Peshawar December 16, 2014. At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years. REUTERS Women mourn their relative Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, at his house in Peshawar. At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853705” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A mother mourns her son Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, at her house in Peshawar December 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen in Pakistan took hundreds of students and teachers hostage on Tuesday in a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, military officials said.  REUTERS A mother mourns her son Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, at her house in Peshawar. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853699” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A Pakistani woman weeps as she waits at a hospital, where victims of a Taliban attack are being treated in Peshawar, Pakistan,Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing and wounding scores, officials said, in the highest-profile militant attack to hit the troubled region in months.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) A Pakistani woman weeps as she waits at a hospital, where victims of a Taliban attack are being treated in Peshawar. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853701” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Mourners and relatives of Pakistani teacher, Saeed Khan, a victim of a Taliban attack in a school, carry his body, during his funeral procession in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people, mostly children, before Pakistani officials declared a military operation to clear the school over. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) Mourners and relatives of Pakistani teacher, Saeed Khan, a victim of a Taliban attack in a school, carry his body, during his funeral procession in Peshawar. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853703” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Policemen stand beside empty coffins at the hospital after an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School in Peshawar December 16, 2014. At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years. REUTERS Policemen stand beside empty coffins at the hospital after an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School in Peshawar. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853687” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Pakistani civil society members take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of a school attacked by the Taliban in Peshawar, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing more than 100 people, officials said, in the worst attack to hit the country in years.(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistani civil society members take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of a school attacked by the Taliban in Peshawar. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853689” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Pakistani children, chant prayers, during a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, organized by supporters of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing more than 100, officials said, in the highest-profile militant attack to hit the troubled region in months. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Pakistani children, chant prayers, during a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, organized by supporters of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), in Karachi. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853691” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Pakistani civil society members take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing more than 100 people, officials said, in the worst attack to hit the country in years.(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistani civil society members take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853693” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Supporters of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), chant prayers, during a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing more than 100, officials said, in the highest-profile militant attack to hit the troubled region in months. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Supporters of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), chant prayers, during a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school, in Karachi. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853695” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Pakistani journalists and civil society members hold a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing more than 100, officials said, in the highest-profile militant attack to hit the troubled region in months. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistani journalists and civil society members hold a candle light vigil for the victims of a Taliban attack on a school, in Islamabad. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1853707” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A man lights candles to mourn the victims from the Army Public School in Peshawar, which was attack by Taliban gunmen, in Karachi, December 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen in Pakistan took hundreds of students and teachers hostage on Tuesday in a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, military officials said. REUTERS A man lights candles to mourn the victims from the Army Public School in Peshawar, which was attack by Taliban gunmen. Reuters[/caption]

QUICK LINKS

Home Video Shorts Live TV