BBC: The death toll after a strike on a girls’ school has risen to 53, according to Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), which cites a spokesperson for the country’s ministry of education.
Ali Farhadi tells the agency the school was “targeted by three missile attacks” today. He also says that an additional 63 people were also injured in the attacks.
The spokesman added that the school is being cleared of debris to search for other possible victims.
