Iranian state media: 85 killed after missile blew up all-girls school
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State media in Iran says dozens of children were killed after a missile strike hit an all-girls school
Iranian media and officials are reporting that a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran struck a girls' primary school in the southern part of the country, killing 85 people.
The IRNA news agency said the majority of the casualties are children at the Shajareh Tayyebeh all girls’ school in Minab. Dozens more are unaccounted for, the state-run news agency said.
A local Iranian prosecutor was quoted in the IRNA report. Reuters could not independently confirm the reports. US and Israeli military forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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