Doing what they do best. AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants bombed a primary school on the outskirts of Peshawar on Tuesday, underscoring the Islamist threat in northwest Pakistan despite a series of military offensives.Related Posts:
Militants planted explosives to destroy the small school, which educated girls alongside boys and likely provoked the ire of Islamists who oppose the education of women and frequently target girls' schools.
"The school building, which consisted of three rooms was destroyed in the blast on Tuesday," local police official Hamzullah Khan told AFP.[...]
Gunmen have destroyed hundreds of schools since Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked extremists embarked on a concerted campaign of bombings two years ago in which more than 2,000 people have died in the nuclear-armed country.
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