Aitzaz Hasan was a Pakistani school boy from Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) province who sacrificed his life while preventing a suicide bomber from entering his school of 2,000 students at Ibrahimzai village of Hangu, on 6 January 2014. Detail : On 6 January 2014, Aitzaz was outside the school gate of Government High School, Ibrahimzai, in Hangu, being punished for tardiness and late coming.Thereupon, an allegedly 25-30 year-old man approached the gate and stated he was there to "take admission". Aitzaz grew suspicious when a man, wearing the same school uniform as the students, asked for directions. One of the students noticed a detonator, whereupon the students ran inside,while Aitzaz confronted the suicide bomber.[9] The vest detonated or was detonated. According to other accounts, Aitzaz was on his way to school when he spotted a suspicious person. When Aitzaz tried to stop him, he started walking faster towards the school. In an attempt to stop the bomber, Aitzaz threw a stone which failed to hit him. Then Aitzaz ran towards the person and grabbed him, prompting the suicide bomber to detonate his explosive-laden vest.
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