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The militant suspected of being a key to planning a massacre at a Peshawar school has been killed in a raid on Christmas Day, a police official in Pakistan has claimed. | The militant suspected of being a key to planning a massacre at a Peshawar school has been killed in a raid on Christmas Day, a police official in Pakistan has claimed. |
Shahab Ali Shah, head of police administration in the Khyber tribal area, said the alleged planner of the attack which killed 148 people, 132 of them children, died during a raid in the Bara area late Thursday night. | Shahab Ali Shah, head of police administration in the Khyber tribal area, said the alleged planner of the attack which killed 148 people, 132 of them children, died during a raid in the Bara area late Thursday night. |
Shah told the Associated Press that the militant, identified only as Saddam, was gunned down in the hour-long shootout, while his six accomplices were injured and taken for questioning. | Shah told the Associated Press that the militant, identified only as Saddam, was gunned down in the hour-long shootout, while his six accomplices were injured and taken for questioning. |
His claims could not be immediately verified. Reports a week ago had named Umar Mansoor, a father of three, as the militant responsible for orchestrating the attack. Monsoor took responsibility for the slaughter in a video posted online | His claims could not be immediately verified. Reports a week ago had named Umar Mansoor, a father of three, as the militant responsible for orchestrating the attack. Monsoor took responsibility for the slaughter in a video posted online |
Shah said Saddam helped plan the Peshawar school attack and was also involved in attacks on health workers giving polio vaccinations in the Peshawar valley. | Shah said Saddam helped plan the Peshawar school attack and was also involved in attacks on health workers giving polio vaccinations in the Peshawar valley. |
The horrific attack by the Taliban saw a moratorium on the death penalty for terrorists lifted and Pakistan respond with air strikes against militants. | The horrific attack by the Taliban saw a moratorium on the death penalty for terrorists lifted and Pakistan respond with air strikes against militants. |
Militants strapped with explosive devices broke into the military-run school on 16 December and fired indiscriminately at classrooms. | Militants strapped with explosive devices broke into the military-run school on 16 December and fired indiscriminately at classrooms. |