Taliban militants slaughtered over 141 people, mostly children, in a raid on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. Radical Islamists took to social media to either condemn, praise, or remain neutral on the attack. The following accounts on Twitter regularly tweet about jihad and show support for radical Islamic groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and the Taliban. Nonetheless, some condemned the Taliban:
I don’t care what you say! You can’t justify the killing of over 80 children! It’s pure evil period! #PakistanSchoolAttack #PeshawarAttack
— Shariah4All (@Haliisheikh) December 16, 2014
Other jihad-related accounts did not necessarily praise the attack, but attempted to make a case the Taliban were justified.
How many school children were bombed and by Israel terrorists in Gaza?Did anyone care?
— #WeAreAllShamiWitnes (@AbuHaitham13) December 16, 2014
How many children were killed by drones of the baby killers ( USA terrorists ) in Pakistan and Afghanistan …..?Do you care?
— #WeAreAllShamiWitnes (@AbuHaitham13) December 16, 2014
#Taliban storm “military” school responsible for producing a soldier generations in the future who will fight for the sake of nationalism
— ??? ??????? #??????? (@YaazeedM__Shami) December 16, 2014
They happen as a result of sheer pain, and anger of the people who have been killed & harassed for years for being “suspected” terrorists.
— AalaW ‘ ????? (@AalawOfficial) December 16, 2014
The TTP would not exist as they do today if it were not for the Pakistan army being patsy’s in Americans war on terror.
— AalaW ‘ ????? (@AalawOfficial) December 16, 2014
US Media: “The attack on a school in Pakistan is against all morals”Yes, but US drone bombing those same kids is perfectly fine.
— Safya Yassin (@Safya77) December 16, 2014
An account stating it belongs to former Guantanamo prisoner Moazzam Begg equates the massacre to alleged killings of children by Pakistan.
1000s of children killed by drones & Pak army but massacre of kids, attributed to Pak Taliban, is twisted & sick http://t.co/vtnKUZT0m3
— Moazzam Begg (@Moazzam_Begg) December 16, 2014
The Taliban deliberately targeted children. According to some of these radical Islamic supporters, the children killed were post-pubescent “army brats,” which justifies the killing.
They were all army brats. Read this. pic.twitter.com/xa6gR7jEVl
— M-Shami-K (@y_dohak) December 16, 2014
So they were kids of Pak army, and all past puberty, who were killed.
— M-Shami-K (@y_dohak) December 16, 2014
A list of victims… ALL of them most probably above puberty. The youngest is a single 12yo. not cute babies !!!!!! https://t.co/YgKylz9j1w
— nomad4shami (@alfarisa__) December 16, 2014
most victims of the pakistani attacks are teenagers 14 to 17, and adults. one 12 yo, and two 13 yo.don’t buy into the media frenzy.
— nomad4shami (@alfarisa__) December 16, 2014
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