Teenager Confronts Suicide Bomber

[Feenix]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25663992

Tributes have been pouring in for a Pakistani teenager who was killed on Monday when he tackled a suicide bomber targeting his school in the Hangu area.
Aitzaz Hasan, 15, was with friends outside school when they spotted a man wearing a suicide vest.
Despite the pleas of his fellow students, he decided to confront and capture the bomber who then detonated his vest, his cousin told the BBC.
Aitzaz is being hailed as a hero in an outpouring of praise on social media.
There have even been calls for him to receive the army's highest honour awarded to those who have sacrificed their life for their country, though it is unclear if he would be qualified to receive it as a civilian.
"We the citizens believe that State of Pk must award Nishan-i-Haider to Pk's brave son Shaheed Aitezaz," journalist Nasim Zehra tweeted on Thursday.
Confrontation
The incident took place on Monday in Ibrahimzai, a Shia-dominated region of Hangu, in north-western Pakistan. There were almost 2,000 students in attendance at the time of the attack, media reports say.


"My cousin sacrificed his life saving his school and hundreds of students and school fellows," his cousin Mudassar Hassan Bangish told the BBC's Aleem Maqbool.
"The suicide bomber wanted to destroy the school and school students. It was my cousin who stopped him from this...destruction."

This kid is a hero. He must have known that confronting a suicide bomber would lead to his death. That's courage at it's peak.

Suicide bombers and their "superiors" are the lowest form of scum, in my opinion. This particular one was going to blow up a school of 2,000 kids.

 

[Teelie]

I read about that earlier today and was going to post on it myself. He took that risk knowing the chances and still did it which is more than most people can say.

Definitely a heroic act. From a teenager no less.

 

[NickNitro]

What a brave child. I wish throughout my lifetime I show half the courage it took for him to do what he did. I have the utmost respect for him. Rest in Peace.

 

[Breogan]

"So he told them 'I'm going to stop him. He is going to school to kill my friends'. He wanted to capture this suicide bomber. He wanted to stop [him]. Meanwhile the suicide bomber blasted himself which resulted in the death of my cousin," Mr Bangish said.


"My son made his mother cry, but saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children," Mujahid Ali, Aitzaz's father is quoted as saying.


So beautiful.

This boy is a true hero.

 

[NickNitro]

wow

 

[Raiden]

This boy deserves the highest honor possible for his bravery.

 

[Duke]

What a brave kid.

 

[The Apocalypse]

Unbelievable courage.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I almost posted this yesterday, but it just made me too sad. He looks like one of those loveable giants.

Yesterday was a bad day for heroes in Pakistan. Pakistan's toughest cop and a guy who survived a dozen assassination attempts by the Taliban, but still busted his ass getting them locked away knowing the risks to his life... well, his luck finally ran out yesterday.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/09/22245270-taliban-kills-pakistans-toughest-cop

 

[Tanin]

We need more people in the world like this.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

What a brave soul. Bless this young man.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

It saddens me to hear that this boy died performing such a selfless heroic act. But at the same time it is amazing that there are people like this in the world, willing to lay down their life for their friends.

He must be honoured by his country for this.

 

[Slushy]

There is no greater sacrifice. RIP, kid.

 

[Teelie]

It saddens me to hear that this boy died performing such a selfless heroic act. But at the same time it is amazing that there are people like this in the world, willing to lay down their life for their friends.

He must be honoured by his country for this.

There are more than you think but fortunately most of the time they don't have to die to prove it.

 

[DarkSentinel]

Pray charge your glasses and be upstanding for this one tough SOB. A true hero.

 

[Fallen Angel]

RIP

What a kid and that quote from his father about his mother crying so other mothers don't brings tears to your eyes.

 

[DarkSentinel]

If it doesn't, then something is seriously wrong with you. I had to wipe my eyes for about 2 minutes after I read that article.

 

[Mike_D202]

Very sad.