Peshawar school massacre: Key 'mastermind' behind Taliban attack ‘killed in shoot-out’

[Saifullah Sani]

The militant suspected of being a key to planning a massacre at a Peshawar school has been killed in a raid on Christmas Day, a police official in Pakistan has claimed.

Shahab Ali Shah, head of police administration in the Khyber tribal area, said the alleged planner of the attack which killed 148 people, 132 of them children, died during a raid in the Bara area late Thursday night.

Shah told the Associated Press that the militant, identified only as Saddam, was gunned down in the hour-long shootout, while his six accomplices were injured and taken for questioning.

His claims could not be immediately verified. Reports a week ago had named Umar Mansoor, a father of three, as the militant responsible for orchestrating the attack. Monsoor took responsibility for the slaughter in a video posted online

Shah said Saddam helped plan the Peshawar school attack and was also involved in attacks on health workers giving polio vaccinations in the Peshawar valley.

Peshawar school massacre: Key 'mastermind' behind Taliban attack ‘killed in shoot-out’ - Asia - World - The Independent

 

[Imran Khan]

How many master minds they will kill

 

[CENTCOM]

The time has come to send a stern message to anyone who poses a threat to safety of the region. We stand with the government of Pakistan in its fight against terrorism.


Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

 

[EagleEyes]

This was posted on Saturday. mastermind of Peshawar Attack killed

We need to keep on hunting.

 

[Kompromat]

The time has come to send a stern message to anyone who poses a threat to safety of the region. We stand with the government of Pakistan in its fight against terrorism.


Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

We need attack helis, nothing else.

 

[Mrc]

We need attack helis, nothing else.

This a war of narratives; propoganda and perceptions..

American helis will work against us as talis will potray us as american proxies and them selves as libraters....

Unless there is significant technological difference; which i dont think there is; we are far better getting chinese or turkish helis

 

[Kompromat]

This a war of narratives; propoganda and perceptions..

American helis will work against us as talis will potray us as american proxies and them selves as libraters....

Unless there is significant technological difference; which i dont think there is; we are far better getting chinese or turkish helis

Not when they are dead.

 

[Mrc]

If americans want to help they can help by getting fazullah and gang ; who are safely sitting there in afghanistan for few years now; and handing them to us ..

 

[Pak_Sher]

Sustained effort against terrorists, illegal Afghans, scanning of Mudrassas and NGOs should continue and this will produce positive results.

 

[Zarvan]

This was posted on Saturday. mastermind of Peshawar Attack killed

We need to keep on hunting.

@Horus Is it the same guy with Blue clothes shown in picture which was released by TTP ?

 

[TheNoob]

@Horus Is it the same guy with Blue clothes shown in picture which was released by TTP ?

You really believe the pictures that TTP releases? ._.