Terrorist Attack on University Kills 23 (Photos)
At least 19 civilians and four terrorists died and many more were wounded in a Taliban bombing attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan on Jan. 20.
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Pakistani policemen move the bodies of Taliban militants from Bacha Khan University following an attack in Charsadda, Pakistan, about 50 kilometers from Peshawar, on January 20, 2016. At least 23 people, including four terrorists, died in a Taliban assault on the university, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
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Forensic experts examine the bodies of attackers in a dorm room at Bacha Khan University, where a militant attack took place, in Charsadda, Pakistan January 20, 2016.
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A Pakistani student walks past blood at the Bacha Khan University following an attack by militants in Charsadda, Pakistan, about 50 kilometers from Peshawar, on January 20, 2016. At least 23 people died in the assault on the university, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed. Responsibility for the assault was claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction but branded "un-Islamic" by the umbrella group's leadership, who vowed to hunt down those responsible.
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Pakistani policemen stand beside bullet-riddled wall at Bacha Khan University following an attack in Charsadda, about 50 kilometers from Peshawar, on January 20, 2016. At least 21 people died in a Taliban assault on the university, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
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Pakistani rescuers shift an injured victim in an army ambulance from a hospital following an attack by militants in the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda on January 20, 2016. At least 23 people died in the armed assault on the university.
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An ambulance carrying injured victims enters a hospital following an attack by gunmen at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan, on January 20, 2016. At least 21 people died in the armed assault before security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
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A Pakistani policeman takes photos of stairs splattered with blood, where Taliban militants were killed at Bacha Khan University following an attack in Charsadda on January 20, 2016. At least 23 people died in the Taliban assault.
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Pakistani rescuers shift an injured victim from Bacha Khan University following a Taliban attack in Charsadda on January 20, 2016. At least 23 people died in the armed assault on the Pakistan university.
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Men surround the coffin of a student outside a hospital in Charsadda, Pakistan, January 20, 2016. The student was one of at least 23 people, including four terrorists, killed in a Taliban attack on Bacha Khan Universty in Charsadda.
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