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Missile Strike Near Iranian School Kills at Least 155, Including Many Children
A missile that struck a school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, on Feb. 28 has been identified as the deadliest single attack of the war on Iran so far. A preliminary American military investigation determined the strike was made in error, with the intended target an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps military base.
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A missile strike on a school in Minab in Hormozgan Province on Feb. 28 killed 155 people, including 120 children, making it the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far.
U.S. Media. The investigation concluded the strike was made in error. FRANCE 24 correspondent Ali al-Basha gained rare access to the bombsite in Minab weeks after the Feb. 28 strike. He produced a report from the site for the French broadcaster.
The death toll of 155, with 120 of the victims children, underscored the human cost of the errant strike in a province that has seen limited direct combat until the incident. No further details on casualties among adults or potential survivors have been released from the site. France 24 reported that the strike remains the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far.
The broadcaster's correspondent was among the few journalists granted physical access to the destroyed school compound. U.S. officials in subsequent statements.
The intended target, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps military base next to the school, was not struck.
