The driver of the school bus that was attacked by dastardly stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian on Wednesday has narrated the sequence of events of the cowardly attack and spoken about how he hard he tried to save the children from being hit.

Speaking to a reporter, the bus driver said:

"Leaving from home, on the road, we encountered stone-pelters. The children screamed. They (pelters) threw stones. I sped up the bus to escape. Despite accelerating, one of the children got hit and injured." He was then asked: 'How hard did you try to save the children?' He replied: "I tried very hard."

The driver's statement highlights the plight of innocent Kashmiris in the face of such barbarian and craven 'protesters'. The stone-pelters who attacked the bus that was carrying at least 50 children to school were reportedly doing so in response to the neutralisation of Jaish-e-Mohammad's terrorist 'poster boy' Sameer Tiger on Monday.

The bus was travelling from Kellar village to Shopian and came under attack while crossing the Kanipora area. Three children were injured and one of them, a child of Class 2, is in a critical condition and has been referred to Srinagar's SMHS Hospital.

The father of the child has called it an attack on humanity. He said:

"The school bus was on its way, it was near Johra, I was not there, I reached the hospital later. There was stone pelting and my child was injured as well. I want to say that they are school children and this is an attack on humanity. These are innocent children, they have no relation to anything. Stones should not have been thrown".

SSP Shopian Shailendra Mishra has confirmed to Republic TV that the bus windows were severely damaged, giving us an indication of the ferocity of the attack.

As per reports, the pelters strategically targeted an area where no security forces were deployed.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed her "shock and anger" at the incident and assured that the perpetrators of the "senseless and cowardly" act will be brought to justice.

Shocked & angered to hear of the attack on a school bus in Shopian. The perpetrators of this senseless & cowardly act will be brought to justice. — Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 2, 2018

Watch what the bus driver said in the video above.

