Armed men open fire at Swabi school

No casualties reported; police say they trying to track down the attackers

PESHAWAR: With the country still reeling from the Peshawar school massacre, a school in Swabi was fired at Thursday morning. 

Unidentified armed men opened fire near Government Girls High School Lahore just around the time the school session was due to end. The watchmen guarding the school retaliated, however, the assailants managed to escape.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Confirming the incident, Swabi police officials said more security personnel were dispatched to the site while the area was cordoned off. Police said they are trying to track down the attackers.

According to the residents of the Lahore East area, three men riding on a motorbike opened fire when they reached close to the main gate of the school.

Also in Peshawar, senior police superintendent Mian Saeed dismissed reports of an attack on al Noor Public School near Asia Gate. The short-lived rumour, however, led to frantic parents rushing to schools and taking their children back home.