Aitizaz Hasan, Hero

“My son made his mother cry, but saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children,”

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Pakistani boy who died trying to stop suicide bomber is hailed as hero | World news | theguardian.com

A 15-year-old who died while tried to defend his school in Pakistan\’s troubled north-west from a suicide bomber has been hailed as a hero for saving the lives of many of his classmates. Aitizaz Hasan tackled the bomber as he stood outside as a punishment for being late to school in Hangu, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday.His two companions fled the scene after spotting the bomb being carried by the man, who was trying to gain access to the school, but Aitizaz grabbed the bomber.Unable to stop him from detonating his bomb, Aitizaz later died of his wounds in hospital.Hangu has a large community of Shias, an Islamic sect which many militant groups regard as heretics who should convert to the majority Sunni faith or be killed.Aitizaz\’s actions are thought to have saved the lives of many of the 2,000 students who were believed to be in the building at the time.\”My son made his mother cry, but saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children,\” his father, Mujahid Ali, told the Express Tribune newspaper.\”There are a handful of people in the world who are martyrs; I am now one of those proud fathers whose son is among them.\”

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