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Several children, teacher killed as roof collapses in Pakistan school
A spokesman for the rescue service, Bilal Ahmed Faizi, confirmed the death toll to AFP, adding that 19 other people were injured in the incident.
At least 17 people, including 16 pupils and a teacher, have died after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, a city in northwestern Pakistan, on Thursday.
A spokesman for the rescue service, Bilal Ahmed Faizi, confirmed the death toll to AFP, adding that 19 other people were injured in the incident.
Faizi said six of the injured victims were in critical condition and receiving treatment in hospital.
Emergency workers responded to the scene to rescue those trapped in the collapsed building and assist the injured.
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