Pakistan university under fire as gunmen storm building killing 8 and wounding 20

Gunmen this morning stormed inside a Pakistani
university, killing eight people and wounding at
least 20. Police officers and the army exchanged
gunfire with the attackers at Bacha Khan

University in north-west Pakistan. Several
explosions were heard.
Police official Tariq Khan said the assault began
shortly after the university opened on Wednesday
morning in the town of Charsadda, located 21
miles outside the city of Peshawar. Initial reports
indicated that a chemistry teacher was among
those with fatal injuries.
The militants, using the cover of thick, wintry fog,
scaled the walls of the Bacha Khan University
before entering buildings and opening fire on
students and teachers in classrooms and hostels,
police said.
Deputy Inspector General Saeed Wazir said: "All
students have been evacuated from the hostels,
but militants are still hiding in different parts of
the university an