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Investigation Further Suggests It Was the US that Struck an Iranian School, Killing 165

Headline from Military.com

The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast.

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  1. NPR

    Satellite imagery shows strike that destroyed Iranian school was more extensive than first reported (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on Iran, which killed 165 people.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Feb. 28 strike, which had the highest reported civilian death toll since the war began, has come under staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights monitors.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a U.S. airstrike (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Feb. 28 strike, which had the highest reported civilian death toll since the war began, has come under staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights monitors. More than 165 people were killed, most of them of children, in the blast during school hours.

  5. NBC News

    The U.S. military was targeting an area near bombed Iranian school, sources say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    TEHRAN — Nearly a week after airstrikes hit an elementary school in southern Iran, killing more than 170 people and leaving witnesses to find the severed limbs of children in the rubble, there have been increased international demands to know who was responsible and how the tragedy could happen

  6. WHDH Boston

    New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters

  7. The Columbian

    New footage raises likelihood the U.S. struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    JERUSALEM — New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast

  8. Military.com

    Investigation Further Suggests It Was the US that Struck an Iranian School, Killing 165 (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast.

  9. WHDH Boston

    Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an

  10. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Experts interviewed by The Associated Press, citing satellite image analysis, say the school was probably struck amid a quick succession of bombs dropped on the compound.

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