latest updates on Peshawar situation

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7:00PM – UTC +5:00 – Dec 16, 2014

  • attack is over; all six gunmen dead
  • death toll at 131 (mostly schoolchildren)
  • according to Reddit’s live thread there is now enough blood at the hospital
  • DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj-Gen Asim Bajwa on Twitter: “In Psr;This ghastly act of cowardice of killing innocents clearly indicate they are not only enemies of Pak but enemies of humanity” “They have hit at the heart of the nation,but let me reiterate they can’t in any way diminish the will of this great nation.”

  • Malala Yousfazai releases a statement: ”I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold blooded act of terror in Peshawar that is unfolding before us.Innocent children in their school have no place in horror such as this. I condemn these atrocious and cowardly acts and stand united with the government and armed forces of Pakistan whose efforts so far to address this horrific event are commendable. I, along with millions of others around the world, mourn these children, my brothers and sisters – but we will never be defeated.”