27 students and a teacher dead after school roof collapse in Pakistan
The roof of a private school collapsed in north-western Pakistan on Thursday. (AP: Maaz Awan)
In short:
At least 17 students under the age of 13 and one teacher have been killed in a school roof collapse in Pakistan on Thursday.
More than a dozen people injured in the incident have been taken to hospital.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear.
At least 17 students under the age of 13 and one teacher were killed when a school roof collapsed in Pakistan's Peshawar city, a local hospital spokesperson said on Thursday.
The students and teacher died at the scene, but were then taken to the Lady Reading Hospital along with more than a dozen people who were injured in the incident.
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