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School Explosion and Stampede Kills 29 Students in CAR

CAR School Explosion and Stampede Kills 29 Students Duringin ExamsCAR

Above: Crowds gather at the site of the explosion at Barthelemy Boganda High School on June 26, 2025. Image copyright: AP Photo/Jean Fernand Koena

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This catastrophe is a disaster of the government’s own making. Had the authorities properly invested in establishing high-quality infrastructure, the transformer would not have exploded, and the stampede would never have happened. The government must urgently launch an investigation and improve public infrastructure to prevent a disaster like this from happening again.


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