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| Pakistan arrests five over deadly attack on Bacha Khan university | Pakistan arrests five over deadly attack on Bacha Khan university |
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| The attack on a university in north-west Pakistan on Wednesday was masterminded by a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, the Pakistan army said on Saturday. | The attack on a university in north-west Pakistan on Wednesday was masterminded by a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, the Pakistan army said on Saturday. |
| General Asim Bajwa said the militants who stormed Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, killing at least 20 people, were trained in Afghanistan and crossed into Pakistan. | General Asim Bajwa said the militants who stormed Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, killing at least 20 people, were trained in Afghanistan and crossed into Pakistan. |
| Five suspects were arrested in Pakistan on Saturday on charges of aiding the militants who carried out the killings. | Five suspects were arrested in Pakistan on Saturday on charges of aiding the militants who carried out the killings. |
| The four attackers were killed in clashes with security forces at the university. | The four attackers were killed in clashes with security forces at the university. |
| Bajwa said those arrested had provided the attackers with shelter, transport and weapons. | Bajwa said those arrested had provided the attackers with shelter, transport and weapons. |
| Another three suspects, including two women, were still at large, he said. The women are accused by buying weapons for the militants in the tribal region of Darra Adam Khel. | Another three suspects, including two women, were still at large, he said. The women are accused by buying weapons for the militants in the tribal region of Darra Adam Khel. |
| “The two women took advantage of the culture and used their veils to bring out the purchased weapons from the tribal region,” Bajwa said. | “The two women took advantage of the culture and used their veils to bring out the purchased weapons from the tribal region,” Bajwa said. |
| Students and teachers died in the attack, which triggered a fierce gun battle that lasted for about six hours. | Students and teachers died in the attack, which triggered a fierce gun battle that lasted for about six hours. |
| The Pakistan army spokesman said the attack was masterminded by Umar Mansoor, a Pakistani Taliban militant based in Afghanistan. | The Pakistan army spokesman said the attack was masterminded by Umar Mansoor, a Pakistani Taliban militant based in Afghanistan. |
| Pakistani officials say he was also responsible for the December 2014 massacre of 134 children at an army school in Peshawar, the worst such atrocity in Pakistan’s history. | Pakistani officials say he was also responsible for the December 2014 massacre of 134 children at an army school in Peshawar, the worst such atrocity in Pakistan’s history. |
| On Friday Mansoor released video of the fighters he said carried out the university attack and vowed to carry out more assaults attacks on educational facilities. | On Friday Mansoor released video of the fighters he said carried out the university attack and vowed to carry out more assaults attacks on educational facilities. |
| Afghan officials regard Pakistan’s suggestion that Kabul supports cross-border attacks as an attempt to deflect attention from what they say is Pakistan’s long history of supporting the Taliban. | Afghan officials regard Pakistan’s suggestion that Kabul supports cross-border attacks as an attempt to deflect attention from what they say is Pakistan’s long history of supporting the Taliban. |
| Bajwa clarified that the Pakistan government was not blaming the Afghan government for the attack. | Bajwa clarified that the Pakistan government was not blaming the Afghan government for the attack. |
| Pakistan has killed and arrested hundreds of suspected militants under a counter-terrorism plan enacted in the wake of the Peshawar school massacre. | Pakistan has killed and arrested hundreds of suspected militants under a counter-terrorism plan enacted in the wake of the Peshawar school massacre. |
| Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, said after that attack: “We are determined and resolved in our commitment to wipe out the menace of terrorism from our homeland.” | Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, said after that attack: “We are determined and resolved in our commitment to wipe out the menace of terrorism from our homeland.” |