29 dead after blast sparks stampede at CAR high school


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  • Saturday, 28 Jun 2025

BANGUI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of 29 students have been confirmed dead and 36 others critically injured after a Wednesday blast triggered a stampede at Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

In a report issued on Thursday, the country's Directorate General of Civil Protection said that at around 12:22 p.m. local time, a power transformer exploded near the school, where 5,311 students were taking baccalaureate exams.

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