Pakistan - "I saw death so close"

Christmas. Children massacred.
Taliban attack on school in Peshawar, Pakistan leaves 141 dead (Fox news)

"I saw a pair of big black boots coming towards me, this guy was probably hunting for students hiding beneath the benches." Khan said he felt searing pain as he was shot in both his legs just below the knee. He decided to play dead, adding: "I folded my tie and pushed it into my mouth so that I wouldn't scream."





The Malaysian insider (full text):
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/i-saw-death-so-close-student-recalls-pakistan-school-carnage



Amnesty:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/at-least-126-people-mainly-children-killed-in-sickening-taliban-school-attack
“There can be absolutely no justification for targeting children in this way. This unconscionable Taliban attack is a grave reminder that civilians in north-west Pakistan desperately need effective protection from militant groups,” said David Griffiths, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Asia-Pacific.





Foxnews:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/12/16/taliban-pakistan-school-attack/
"I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold-blooded act of terror in Peshawar that is unfolding before us," said Malala in a statement. "I, along with millions of others around the world, mourn these children, my brothers and sisters, but we will never be defeated."


ICC:
http://www.persecution.org/2014/12/16/taliban-kills-126-students-and-teachers-in-assault-on-school-in-peshawar-pakistan/



Jens Stoltenberg: "Det blodige angrepet på skolebarn i Pakistan er hjerteskjærende. Det å være trygg på skolen må være en grunnleggende rettighet for alle barn."



Hbl:
http://hbl.fi/nyheter/2014-12-16/696471/malala-fortvivlad-over-skolmassakern




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