Attack on school van: Two school children killed, 5 injured

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23 passengers from Punjab shot dead in Balochistan’s Musakhel

ATTOCK: At least two children have been killed and five were injured after gunmen opened fire at a school van in Dheri Kot, Attock, rescue officials told on Thursday.

The ages of the children injured in the gun attack are between five to 12 years old, they added.

They have been shifted to the hospital, said the rescue officials.

The children killed in the attack included a nine-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, while the five injured included two eight-year-olds, one was seven, one one was 12 and one child is four years old.

In the wake of the attack, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought a report from Rawalpindi Commissioner Abdul Aamer Khattak.

The chief minister has also expressed deep sorrow over the death of the two children in the attack.