Irfan Baloch
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I think there's more to the picture than this. There are some questions in your description of events, in which the lone sentry engaged and pinned down the attackers, for enough time till his blood ran out, and presumably he lost consciousness.
If this is how the events would have unfolded, then the sound of the gunplay between the sentry and the attackers, would have alerted other guards as well as a lot of the cadets themselves, well before the final attack happened, and would therefore have given cadets time to escape as well the guards would have been able to mount a response.
Since it was only 3 attackers, and they managed to inflict maximum casualties, it's safe to assume that they maintained the element of surprise well into the assault. Which would indicate that they disposed of the lone sentry quickly and or they had inside help. Which I guess might become clearer on subsequent investigation.
information is very sketchy. there is only mention of one sentry.. as if the entrance was only being guarded by one person.
I agree with your conclusion that they disposed him off quickly. someone receiving single or multiple assault weapon wounds wont last long. maybe he died in a minute or two?
they would have sneaked closed to him and opened fire when his silhouette presented a good target . and yes you are also right that some of the terrorists breached the place from multiple locations.
one thing tells me that the security of the place was dismal .. and it appears that apart from customary guards on the entrance there was no opposition to the attackers.