'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
A BBC investigation reports on the aftermath of a strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran, which resulted in the deaths of 120 children. While the US has not officially claimed responsibility, military investigators suggest the strike on the school, located near an IRGC compound, may have been unintentional.
Why it matters
This incident represents a significant humanitarian tragedy in the ongoing US-Iran conflict, highlighting the devastating impact of military operations on civilian infrastructure.
'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
By Nawal Al-Maghafi Senior international investigations correspondent , Reporting from Minab, southern Iran This 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.
Figure caption, Children's chairs and decorated walls can still be seen in the damaged classrooms
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