At least 100 people, 80 of them children, have been killed in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistani officials say. <br /> <br />Five or six militants wearing security uniforms entered the school, officials said. Gunfire and explosions were heard as security forces surrounded the area. <br /> <br />The army says most of the school's 500 students have been evacuated. It is not clear how many are being held hostage. <br />A Taliban spokesman says the assault is in response to army operations. <br /> <br />Shaimaa Khalil reports.
