'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
•A recent strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Iran killed 120 children amid the US-Israeli conflict.
•The attack, which occurred on February 28, has been described as one of the deadliest incidents for civilians during the war.
•Evidence suggests that the strike may have been carried out by US forces, though the US has not confirmed responsibility.
'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 childrenPublished4 minutes agoByNawal Al-MaghafiSenior international investigations correspondent, Reporting fromMinab, southern IranThis report contains distressing descriptions of the deaths of children.Amaineh Nademi walks carefully through what is left of her old school. Chunks of broken concrete hang precariously from the damaged upper floor. A few classrooms are still standing, their brightly coloured walls decorated with painted balloons and flowers.The 33-year-old teacher knows exactly what was where - the girls' classrooms on the upper floor, the boys' classrooms below, the headteacher's office, the prayer room.Rubble is all that remains of her classroom, where she taught first-grade girls at Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, a small city in southern Iran.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Children's chairs and decorated walls can still be seen in the damaged classroomsOn 28 February, in the opening hours of the US-Israeli war with Iran, a strike on the school transformed an ordinary Saturday morning into one of the conflict's defining tragedies - and its deadliest single incident for civilians.In total, 156 people, including 120 children, have been confirmed killed, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, according to the Minab prosecutor's office.Experts say evidence indicates that US forces hit the school, which is next to an IRGC compound that satellite images show was struck several times.The US has not admitted responsibility, though US media have reported that military investigators believe it is likely that US forces carried out the strike unintentionally.Image caption, Girls were taught on the upper floor of the primary school while the boys' classrooms were belowThe pain of what happened here is still raw. Teachers tell us they pray at the si...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
→A recent strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Iran killed 120 children amid the US-Israeli conflict.
→The attack, which occurred on February 28, has been described as one of the deadliest incidents for civilians during the war.
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