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Roof collapse kills 35 in Pakistan

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest building collapse ever in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Peshawar School Roof Collapse Kills At Least 18 (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Al-Khair School roof in Peshawar collapsed Thursday during class; reported deaths range from 4 to 21 as rescuers search rubble for trapped children.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    School roof collapse kills at least 10 children, injures more than 2 dozen in Pakistan, an official says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — School roof collapse kills at least 10 children, injures more than 2 dozen in Pakistan, an official says.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    School roof collapse kills at least 10 children, injures more than 2 dozen in Pakistan (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    An official says the roof of a private school has collapsed in northwestern Pakistan and killed at least 10 schoolchildre

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    School roof collapse kills at least 18 people, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    An official says the roof of a private school has collapsed in northwestern Pakistan and killed at least 17 schoolchildren and a teacher

  5. Deutsche Welle

    School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 17 students (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Local authorities said at least 17 people were killed in the disaster and 12 injured. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.

  6. New York Post

    At least 28 dead in school roof collapse, more than 3 dozen injured in Pakistan (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 children and injuring more than two dozen others, an emergency services official said.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    School roof collapse kills at least 28, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    An official says the roof of a private school has collapsed in northwestern Pakistan and killed at least 27 schoolchildren and a teacher

  8. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    At least 28 children killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Sophia Saifi, CNN Lahore, Pakistan (CNN) — Twenty-eight children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said.

  9. KVIA El Paso

    Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and one teacher (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Sophia Saifi, Billy Stockwell, CNN Lahore, Pakistan (CNN) — Thirty-two children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said.

  10. KION Central Coast

    At least 27 children killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Sophia Saifi, CNN Lahore, Pakistan (CNN) — Twenty-seven children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 27 students, one teacher (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Local authorities said more than three dozen other people were injured in the disaster. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.

  12. France 24

    Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar (opens France 24)

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    A teacher and twenty-seven pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, a hospital official said. More than thirty people were injured, with six of them believed to be in a critical condition.

  13. NPR

    School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan (opens NPR)

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    The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a female teacher and injuring more than 50 other people.

  14. The Guardian

    Pakistan school roof collapse leaves at least 27 students dead (opens The Guardian)

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    Death toll likely to rise as rescuers in Peshawar work to find dozens of pupils still unaccounted for At ⁠least 27 students, most younger than 13, have been killed after ⁠a ​school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan .

  15. Al Jazeera

    School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people (opens Al Jazeera)

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    At least 28 students and one teacher killed in incident at Al-Khair Education Centre, a private school in Peshawar.

  16. Philadelphia Inquirer

    School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 50 in Pakistan (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Authorities and a hospital official in Pakistan say that the roof of a private school has collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar

  17. CBS News

    Pakistan school collapse kills almost 30 students and a teacher (opens CBS News)

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    Almost 30 students and a teacher were killed when the roof of a small private school collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, local officials say.

  18. MLive

    Children were sitting in class when disaster struck at this Pakistan school (opens MLive)

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    At least 27 children and a teacher were killed when a school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, Pakistan. Here’s what authorities say happened.

  19. UPI

    At least 27 children, 1 teacher killed in Pakistan school collapse (opens UPI)

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    A school collapsed in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar killing more than two dozen students and injuring 19, prompting checks of all schools.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills dozens of students and one teacher (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Local authorities said more than 50 other people were injured in the disaster. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.

  21. BBC News

    At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan (opens BBC News)

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    Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar.

  22. ABC News

    Roof collapse at Pakistan school kills 32 students, 1 teacher (opens ABC News)

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    The roof of a school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed Thursday, killing at least 33 including dozens of students and at least one teacher and injuring dozens more.

  23. Philadelphia Inquirer

    School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, has killed at least 34 children and a teacher

  24. Breitbart News

    At Least 33 Children, Plus Teacher, Killed in Pakistan School Collapse (opens Breitbart News)

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    At least 33 children and their female teacher were killed at the Al Khair Education Center in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday when the roof of a building collapsed during morning classes.

  25. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Roof collapse kills 35 in Pakistan (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest building collapse ever in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.

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