4 Dead in School Bus Shooting in Pakistan

Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:06 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked a school bus in northwest Pakistan, killing four children and the driver.

At least five other children were wounded in the attack near Peshawar. Police say militants first aimed a rocket at the school bus and missed, then opened fire.

The bus was taking children home from school Tuesday.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which took place near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.

The area is a known as a stronghold of al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants who have targeted civilians in the past.