The Taliban has killed dozens of children at a Peshawar school in a revenge mission for Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai being awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.Ahmed Rashid, an expert on the Islamic militants, told the BBC the insurgents had various reasons to attack the school, one of which was to send a message to the supporters of Malala, who advocates education for women and children.
In response to the events at the school in Pakistan, education campaigner Malala has condemned the “atrocious and cowardly” attack.
As reported by the Guardian, she said: “I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold-blooded act of terror in Peshawar that is unfolding before us.
“Innocent children in their school have no place in horror such as this.