70% students of Pak university under attack rescued, 20 feared dead
January 20, 2016 13:02
Pakistan intel sources told Dawn News that eight to 10 terrorists were inside the Bacha Khan university adding the men were between 18 and 25 years old.The death toll has now risen to 20.
The Pakistan army has contained the terrorists in two blocks. At least three students and one professor have been killed, Deputy Inspector General Saeed Wazir told Reuters. He said that 70 percent of students had been rescued. Students who escaped say many dead inside the campus. Pak media has reported that 10 blasts have been heard so far.
At least three gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, some 50 km, south west of Peshawar, and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels, media reports said.
Pic: Security personnel outside the Bacha Khan university.
The Pakistan army has contained the terrorists in two blocks. At least three students and one professor have been killed, Deputy Inspector General Saeed Wazir told Reuters. He said that 70 percent of students had been rescued. Students who escaped say many dead inside the campus. Pak media has reported that 10 blasts have been heard so far.
At least three gunmen entered the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, some 50 km, south west of Peshawar, and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels, media reports said.
Pic: Security personnel outside the Bacha Khan university.
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