And we begin with the aftermath of a deadly day in pakistan. 142 people were killed when gunmen stormed a military school. 132 were children. 10 were Staff Members. You can see the mourning at the scene with children looking for their children. It happened in northwestern city peshawar. Its been the deadliest since 2007. The parents have now beentheyre taking the bodies to their residences, where theyll prepare for burial tomorrow morning. As you heard earlier the military finally coming out with a statement, coming out with the figures and the number of people killed. But there are a lot of people in pakistan who are asking as to how so many gunmen could get into a school in a secure area, the military, police, everybody present there, and yet cause mayhem by killing so many people. There will be many questions as far as Security Preparedness in this country is concerned. This is a city that has been hit hard, the complex that you see behind me has received many such victims, this is
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