Two children were killed and five injured when unknown men opened fire at a school van in Pakistan’s Attock district on Thursday, police said.
All the deceased and injured children in the heinous attack in the Dheri Kot area were between 10 and 12 years old,
The school van’s driver was the sixth person injured in the incident. The injured, as well as the bodies, have been shifted to a hospital, according to Pakistan’s leading news outlet Dawn.
Regional Police Officer (RPO) Babar Sarfraz Alpa said the incident occurred due to “personal enmity.”
“The gunfire was aimed at the driver but also caused harm to the children,” the RPO said.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident and said that strict action must be taken against those responsible, the report said.
“Targeting innocent children is a cruel and shameful act,” Zardari said in a statement. UNI ARN SSP
