Terror hits Pakistan again: Gunmen strike Bacha Khan University near Peshawar

A group of militants stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, near Peshawar, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Gunmen entered the university and opened fire on students and teachers in classrooms and hostels.

Four of the gunmen who stormed the campus have been killed, police said, but other attackers are believed to be on the second and third floors of campus buildings and firing is still going on.

Professor Syed Hamid Husain, a PhD in organic chemistry has been killed in the ongoing attack on Bacha Khan University. According to a rescue worker, 60 to 70 students had been shot in the head by the attackers.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Twitter reactions:

Massive terror strike at Peshawar. Terrorists have entered Bachcha Khan Univ. 4 in number. 1 prof feared killed. Breaking on @IndiaToday

— GAURAV C SAWANT (@gauravcsawant) January 20, 2016

KP under attack. It's Charsada.... I can't think straight. It's Charsada not Peshawar

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) January 20, 2016

Ironic &symbolic:Bacha Khan was an advocate of non-violence. Terrorists have consistently attacked the Pakhtun ethos https://t.co/W7n3HEvjfn

— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) January 20, 2016

Difficult to ascertain motivation for barbarism.... Easier to uncover 'who' supports/sustains #BachaKhanUniversity https://t.co/81ddUPaSnu

— Samir Saran (@samirsaran) January 20, 2016

Horrific news coming out of Pakistan as terrorists strike #BachaKhanUniversity. What sort of depravity drives these men...

— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) January 20, 2016

Terrible news coming from Pakistan on university terror attack. Peshawar all over again. Prayers for all.

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) January 20, 2016

Tragic news of so many students shot dead in Bacha Khan University, Pakistan. Prayers

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 20, 2016

Strongly condemn the millitant attack on students in Peshawar university...Praying for everyone

— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) January 20, 2016