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An detonation and the stampede that followed astatine a precocious schoolhouse successful the Central African Republic has killed astatine slightest 29 students and injured implicit 250
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- An detonation and the stampede that followed killed astatine slightest 29 schoolchildren and injured much than 250 astatine a precocious schoolhouse successful Central African Republic’s superior city, authorities said Thursday.
The detonation occurred connected Wednesday astatine the Barthelemy Boganda High School successful Bangui erstwhile powerfulness was being restored to an electrical transformer wrong the schoolhouse premises aft it malfunctioned, according to the country's Ministry of National Education.
Most of the victims – including 16 girls – died astatine the country aft the detonation resulted successful a stampede portion others were confirmed dormant astatine the hospital, the Ministry of Health said successful a statement. At slightest 260 were injured and being treated successful assorted hospitals, the ministry said.
An estimated 5,000 students were astatine the schoolhouse for higher-education exams erstwhile the incidental occurred.
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