132 school children and 9 staff dead

[Iceblink]

it was an attack on a school in India if I remember - don't quote me though

It was Peshawar, Pakistan.

[matty7]

It was Peshawar, Pakistan.

thx .. I was typing without the chance to check as i was driving .but I did say don't quote me, terrible shocking thing that happened though...why kill children ?

[deepu69]

It was a heart wrenching sight. I am a teacher from India and am yet to get over those scenes.Innocent children being massacred in their class rooms and the teachers who tried to save them were also killed. I can't imagine what the surviving students must be enduring. Your best friends, class mates are no more!!!

This was price Pakistan had to pay for harbouring terrorists and terror training camps on it's soil. The western powers are well aware of this but continue giving aid worth billions of dollars every year. We Indians have been at the receiving end of these terror groups for quite a few decades.
Also, the attack happened when a Pakistani girl, Malala was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize which was shared with an Indian social activists. This was the way the fundamentalists chose to send their message out loud and clear, girls must not be educated.

These days Pakistan is giving arms training to school teachers and students in an effort to make them capable of self defense.

[LONDONER]

It was Peshawar, Pakistan.

But that was months ago. I thought that this was a new tragedy.

[Iceblink]

But that was months ago. I thought that this was a new tragedy.

No, this was a thread that was from December 16, but someone posted in it yesterday bringing it back to the front page.

[Hardheaded1]

Something slouches toward Bethlehem . . .