29 KILLED IN EXPLOSION, STAMPEDE AT HIGH SCHOOL IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

At least 29 students have been killed, with 260 others injured after an explosion triggered a stampede at a high school in the Central African Republic.

According to reports, a transformer owned by the national electricity company exploded, triggering the stampede as over 5,300 students were taking the baccalaureate exam Wednesday at Barthelemy Boganda High School.

Reacting to the incident, President Faustin-Archange Touadera in a Facebook post, commiserated with the grieving parents and declared three days of national mourning.

He urged the nation to stay united during “this time of hardship” as an investigation in underway to determine the exact circumstances and who was responsible.

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