Pakistan Begins 3-Day Mourning, Mass Funerals For Its Children

People attend the funeral of a student killed in Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar in Pakistan (Associated Press photo) Peshawar:Pakistan on Wednesday began three days of mourning for the 132 children and nine school staff massacred by the Taliban in the country's deadliest ever terror attack, as the world united in revulsion. Across the country many schools closed as a mark of respect, while those that opened held special prayers for the 141 killed in Tuesday's assault on an army-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar. A group of heavily armed militants went from room to room at the school during an eight-hour killing spree claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that sparked condemnation worldwide.

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