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At least 20 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city

Al Jazeera English and Vanguard (Nigeria) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Victims from the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.
The headline split Al Jazeera English frames it as "At least 20 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city". Vanguard (Nigeria) frames it as "At least 14 children killed in DR Congo school fire stampede".
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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 10, 3:37 PM

At least 20 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city

Victims from the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.

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Vanguard (Nigeria)News report · Sep 10, 3:46 PM

At least 14 children killed in DR Congo school fire stampede

A stampede after a fire broke out in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu has killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said on Thursday.

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Sep 10, 3:37 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Sep 10, 3:46 PM: Vanguard (Nigeria) joined the source map.

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