Pakistan hangs four militants linked to school massacre that left 150 dead

Pakistan has hanged four militants linked to a Taliban massacre at a school in which more than 150 people were killed. It is the first time anyone convicted over the attack in Peshawar last December has been executed. The four militants were named by a police official as Maulvi Abdus Salam, Hazrat Ali, Mujeebur Rehman and Sabeel, alias Yahya. The hangings were confirmed by a prison official at the facility in Kohat, more than 60km (37 miles) from Peshawar.

Their bodies will be handed over to their relatives shortly.

A police official

Three others were also sentenced to death for involvement in the attack, according to the same military statement, but death warrants have not yet been issued for them. The official added that the militants had a final meeting with their families on Tuesday night. The attack prompted a crackdown on extremism, with the establishment of military courts and the resumption of capital punishment after a six-year moratorium.

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