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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Trump dodges question over damning new Iran girls school bombing report

  • President Donald Trump shrugged off questions over a new report stating that the U.S. was responsible for the strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed 175.
  • Trump was heading to Marine One with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt when he was asked about the report on the South Lawn.
  • A preliminary Pentagon investigation concluded that outdated targeting data led to a U.S. Tomahawk missile striking an Iranian elementary school during the initial stages of Trump's conflict with Iran.
  • The New York Times reported that the Defense Intelligence Agency provided inaccurate data, identifying the school building as part of an adjacent Iranian military base.
  • "I don't know about it,” Trump said when he was asked about it Wednesday morning. He previously attempted to deflect blame, suggesting Iran or “somebody else” was responsible, and falsely claimed Iran possessed Tomahawk missiles.

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