Pakistan: 100 school children taken hostage

[Sana Saudagar]

Pakistan: 100 school children taken hostage

Islamabad: Over 100 children were on Wednesday taken hostage by militants in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

A group of 10-12 militants entered a state-run school in Darwaz Gai area of Mohmand tribal agency after a gun battle with security forces and took over the premises.

Some 100 children were inside the school, TV channels reported.


http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1686618

[Laworkerbee]

I hope they are sent packing without further loss of life. I find nothing more grotesque than when children are used in such a way.

[Hollis]

I hope they are sent packing without further loss of life. I find nothing more grotesque than when children are used in such a way.


Same here, I hope the best for the children.

[The Dane]

How can people sink that low..?
I hope no one is hurt.

[vryhpyammoadded]

Aviviam, Ma'alot, Beslan and now... These sorts who do these things are sick beyond compare and should be... sorry, been asked not to post those sorts of thoughts.

[ColinP]

I hope the childern get out this ok, bastards, I can't imagine what the parents are going through right now.