Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda, outside the city of Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan was attacked Wednesday morning.
Army soldiers outside the Bacha Khan University
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The attack occurred during a local celebration at the Bacha Khan University in the country's northwest, about 20 miles from the city of Peshawar, AP reported.
Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai told local TV channel ARY News, 20 people had been killed and 60 had been injured in the attack.
He told the station at least 19 bodies and 20 of those injured had been taken to Charsadda hospital. Others were being treated in Peshawar.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call made to AP. A group leader Khalifa Umar Mansoor said a four-man team conducted the assault at the campus in the town of Chasadda. He says it was in revenge for the scores of militants the Pakistani security forces have killed in recent months.
However, another spokesman, Mohammad Khurasani, said Wednesday's attack was "un-Islamic" and insisted the Pakistani Taliban were not behind it. Such statements from among the Taliban are not uncommon since the group has many loosely linked factions.
People grieving outside Bacha Khan University
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TV stations in Parkistan broadcast footage showing a heavy military presence at the university campus. Ambulances were at the scene, taking the wounded to hospital.
Asim Bajwa, the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, said four terrorists had been killed in the attack. He said army troops were clearing the university building "block by block."
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