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Twelve reported dead after school in Nigeria collapses during classes

Twelve reported dead after school in Nigeria collapses during classes

About 120 students and teachers trapped but authorities yet to confirm number of students and teachers killed

A two-storey school in north-central Nigeria collapsed during morning classes on Friday, trapping about 120 students and teachers and setting off a frantic search for those in the rubble. A local television station reported 12 deaths.

Authorities are yet to confirm the number of students and teachers killed in Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community. But Channels Television said 26 people were being treated along with the deaths, citing a witness account at a nearby hospital.

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