12 schoolgirls killed in stampede after Afghan quake: officials
AFP
October 26, 2015 19:30 MYT
October 26, 2015 19:30 MYT
Pakistani paramedics treat a girl injured in an earthquake at a hospital in Peshawar on October 26, 2015. - AFP pic
At least 12 girls were killed after a stampede broke out in their school in the northern Afghan province of Takhar following a powerful earthquake Monday, officials said.
"The students rushed to escape the school building in Taluqan city (capital of Takhar), triggering a stampede," Takhar education department chief Enayat Naweed told AFP.
"Twelve students, all minors, were killed and 35 others were injured."