Peshawar mourns children killed in school roof collapse

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 16, 2026Country: Pakistan

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Peshawar mourns children killed in school roof collapse

Thousands of people gathered in Peshawar, Pakistan, for funeral prayers after a school roof collapsed. The disaster killed at least 34 children and a teacher, and injured more than 50 people. Police attributed the collapse to weak infrastructure.

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