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At least 28 children and their teacher have died after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.
The pupils were attending a private school in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
More than 50 people were injured, a hospital spokesman said. Six girls were among the dead.
Peshawar police chief Saeed Ahmed said the school's owner had been arrested.
He noted the building was structurally weak, though the cause is still under investigation.
Most of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said.
Mr Asim said some of the injured were in a critical condition.
The hospital declared an emergency as medical staff treated the wounded.
The pupils were attending a private school in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
More than 50 people were injured, a hospital spokesman said. Six girls were among the dead.
Peshawar police chief Saeed Ahmed said the school's owner had been arrested.
He noted the building was structurally weak, though the cause is still under investigation.
Most of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said.
Mr Asim said some of the injured were in a critical condition.
The hospital declared an emergency as medical staff treated the wounded.
