Taliban KILL At Least 20 Children And One Soldier In Attack On Military School, Hundreds Held Hostage Hundreds of students were taken hostage by the Pakistani Taliban at a military school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar Tuesday. At least 20 students and one soldier have been killed. The Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar said the hospital had received the bodies of 21 people, and are treating 40 wounded students along with two male teachers. The attack began in the morning hours. Reports say six gunmen entered the school a military-run facility with students in grades 1-10, and started shooting at random. About 500 students and teachers were believed to be inside at the time of the attack. Army commandos quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged fire with the gunmen. Shooting was heard outside of the school along with one loud bang of unknown origin. The Pakistani military said in a statement that a rescue operation was underway and that most of the students and the staff had been evacuated. In a phone call to media, Taliban spokesman Mohammed Khurasani claimed responsibility for the attack. He said that six suicide bombers had carried out the attack in revenge for the killings of Taliban members at the hands of Pakistani authorities. 