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Gunmen kill 5 schoolchildren in Peshawar


PESHAWAR: Gunmen ambushed a school bus on the outskirts of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing five children and a driver in a hail of bullets, police said. The attack happened in the Matani area close to tribal belt.

"Gunmen opened fire on a school van and also lobbed a rocket in Peshawar's suburb of Matani," a senior police official said.

"We are checking why the bus was targeted," he said. The vehicle belonged to a private school, he added.

"The children are aged nine to 14. Five children are injured," he added.


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