3 students killed, 2 injured in high school wall collapse in C. Tunisia


TUNIS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Three students were killed and two others seriously injured when a wall collapsed at a high school in Mezzouna, a town in Tunisia's central Sidi Bouzid province, Tunisian National Radio reported on Sunday.

"The three victims, aged between 18 and 19, died instantly at the scene," Moez Triaa, spokesperson for the Civil Protection Department, told the radio.

"Two other students sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the local hospital for treatment," Triaa added.

The incident has sparked public outrage in Mezzouna, prompting protests by the victims' families and local residents who are demanding an investigation and accountability for the incident.

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