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BREAKING: 27 students and a teacher dead after school roof collapse in Pakistan

BREAKING: 27 students and a teacher dead after school roof collapse in Pakistan
ABC Australia Thursday 15 October 2026, 07:30 UTC 1 min read
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At least 27 students and one teacher dead in Pakistan school roof collapse In short: At least 27 students under the age of 13 and one teacher have been killed in a school roof collapse in Pakistan on Thursday. More than 30 people injured in the incident have been taken to hospital.

At least 27 students and one teacher dead in Pakistan school roof collapse In short: At least 27 students under the age of 13 and one teacher have been killed in a school roof collapse in Pakistan on Thursday. More than 30 people injured in the incident have been taken to hospital. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear.
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