Taliban attacks Pakistan University, 21 reported dead
Jan 20, 2016, 15:23 IST
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The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for an assault on a university in the country's northwest. This gun and explosives attack has left at least 21 people dead on Wednesday. "Our four suicide attackers carried out the attack on Bacha Khan University today," Umar Mansoor, a commander in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militant group told AFP by phone from an undisclosed location.
Mansoor added that that the attack it was in response to a military offensive against extremist strongholds in tribal areas.
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