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Peshawar school massacre leader 'killed in US air strike'
Source: BBC
Peshawar school massacre leader 'killed in US air strike'
14 July 2016 Asia
A militant who masterminded a deadly attack on a Pakistani school in 2014 has been killed in a US-led air strike, US and Pakistani officials say.
Umar Naray allegedly planned the attack on an army public school in Peshawar that left 150 people dead - mostly children and female teachers.
He led a group linked to the Pakistani Taliban, US defence officials said.
He was killed over the weekend in Nangarhar province, in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, they added.
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14 July 2016 Asia
A militant who masterminded a deadly attack on a Pakistani school in 2014 has been killed in a US-led air strike, US and Pakistani officials say.
Umar Naray allegedly planned the attack on an army public school in Peshawar that left 150 people dead - mostly children and female teachers.
He led a group linked to the Pakistani Taliban, US defence officials said.
He was killed over the weekend in Nangarhar province, in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, they added.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36792182
Also: Peshawar school attack mastermind killed in US drone strike (The Hindu)
