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12 schoolgirls killed in stampede after Afghan quake: officials
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."
"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."