CRIME: TWO DEAD, FIVE INJURED AS GUNMEN OPEN FIRE ON SCHOOL BUS IN PAKISTAN
Suspected Gunmen opened fire on a school bus in Pakistan on Thursday, killing two girls and wounding five other children, police said.
The attack took place in the town of Attock in Punjab province as the children were on their way to school in the morning, said police official Usman Haider.
All of the dead and wounded children were aged between five and 10, Haider added.
The motive of the crime was not immediately known, but the preliminary investigation pointed towards a feud between two families, Haider said.
āWe are also looking into the possibility of terrorism,ā the officer said.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident and ordered police to capture the gunmen, his office said in a statement.
More Stories
FOREIGN: DEATH TOLL IN BRAZIL BUS CRASH RISES TO 41
Authorities on Sunday raised to 41 the death toll in a weekend bus crash in southeastern Brazil that President Luiz...
SPORT NEWS: MBAPPE STRIKES AS REAL MADRID DOWN SEVILLA
Kylian Mbappe scored a screamer and set up another goal as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 4-2 on Saturday to move...
WORLD NEWS: ONE MISSING AFTER OIL RIG SINKS OFF TRINIDAD
An oil rig sank in the waters off Trinidad Sunday, leaving one worker missing, the company and oil workers union...
SHOOTING STARS DEFEAT RANGERS INTERNATIONAL IN ENUGU
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan, on Sunday, secured an important away win against Rangers International Football Club of Enugu....
UPDATE: DEATH TOLL FROM ANAMBRA STAMPEDE RISES TO 22
The death toll from the stampede in Anambra State has risen to 22, the local authorities said on Sunday. Spokesman...
JUST IN: FG LIFTS BAN ON MINING IN ZAMFARA AFTER FIVE YEARS
The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State, five years after. The Minister of Solid...