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Elders. we are learning more about the victims who went to that school. the rampage lasted for hours. and more than 100 children are among the dead. here is cnn with a profile of some of the students. >> reporter: shahood alam just some of the faces of the 145 people killed, including 132 children during a terror attack carried out by the taliban in an army run school in pakistan. as the identities of these intent victims emerge, the country continues to mourn the dead.

John o'brien said he couldn't go into details but talked about how relieved he was seeing the police after leaving the building. pakistan remains in mourning for more than 130 innocent young lives. a senseless massacre shattering a school in pakistan and the entire nation. this morning the government vowing to retaliate. here now abc's karen travers. >> reporter: unthinkable horror. more than 130 students killed in cold blood during a siege at this army run school in northwest pakistan. the taliban claimed responsibility calling it revenge for the pakistani military's operation against islam...

Them, students. >> while you're on, i want to ask you, you've lived in that region. you're a great reporter over there. what can you tell us about the thinking of a person who would do this and believe they were the good guy? >> the logic is one of an eye for an eye, at least in their minds. the pakistani military, about six months ago, in the spring, began an offensive in northern waziristan. and this offensive in north waziristan has been devastating. we've seen images come out of there of some villages that have been flattened. all of the people forced out. and this part of north waziristan...

Schools. clearly this was chosen because of the affiliation with the military and also because it was a soft target. the children are there. you think that the taliban would make a distinction between older students that they think should be killed and the younger children who should be -- goes a long way to say how they look at legitimate and illegitimate targets so the children ki, as as 14 because they were studying in an army run school a legitimate target for the militant. >> we're looking at some -- a brief video clip showing some of the military presence at this location. what is the la...