Pakistani Teen Dies Stopping Suicide Bomber

A 15-year-old boy in Pakistan is being hailed as a hero for sacrificing his life this week while trying to stop a suicide bomber from targeting his school. Aitzaz Hassan was killed Monday in a remote village in Hangu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Local police said the ninth grader saw the attacker getting off a bus and heading toward the school gate.  The attacker was wearing a school uniform but he looked suspicious, and that is when Aitzaz tried to stop him,...

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