Dozens Of Children Killed In Taliban School Attack in Pakistan.

At least 84 people were killed when Taliban gunmen attacked a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. The school is for students from grades 1 through 10. Some children are still being held hostage.

About 500 students and teachers were believed to be inside the Army Public School when uniformed militants stormed the building Tuesday morning, according to Reuters. Pakistani soldiers surrounded the school in the northwest part of the country and exchanged fire with hostage-takers.

A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was launched to avenge actions by the Pakistani military against Taliban families.