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Pakistan: 33 killed in school collapse in Peshawar

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Map: Peshawar, Pakistan

The collapse of a school roof in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed 32 children and a teacher, most aged between 4 and 14. Rescue workers and relatives mobilised on Thursday to search the rubble for possible victims, according to Senenews.

Thirty-three people, including 27 children and a teacher, were killed on Thursday when the roof of a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, collapsed, Senenews reports.

The accident happened at a school in the city of Peshawar. The death toll reported by Senenews includes the pupils and the teacher killed in the collapse.

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