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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jean Fernand Koena

An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school

Central African Republic School Explosion - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An explosion and the stampede that followed killed at least 29 schoolchildren and injured more than 250 at a high school in Central African Republic’s capital city, authorities said Thursday.

The explosion occurred Wednesday at the Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui when power was being restored to an electrical transformer within the school premises after it malfunctioned, according to the country's Ministry of National Education.

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