Pak university terror attack ends
January 20, 2016 14:19
The death toll in the terrorist attack has risen to 21, Pakistan's Dawn reports quoting regional police chief Saeed Wazir without specifying if that included the four militants the army stated it had killed.
Wazir said the operation had ended and security forces were clearing the area, with most of the student victims shot dead at a hostel for boys on the campus.
The medical superintendent at District Headquarters Hospital, Charsadda confirmed 19 dead.
DHQ Charsadda's officials also stated that casualties had cuts on the bodies, probably inflicted from a sharp-edged weapon.
Wazir said the operation had ended and security forces were clearing the area, with most of the student victims shot dead at a hostel for boys on the campus.
The medical superintendent at District Headquarters Hospital, Charsadda confirmed 19 dead.
DHQ Charsadda's officials also stated that casualties had cuts on the bodies, probably inflicted from a sharp-edged weapon.
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