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Turkey dorm collapse kills at least 17

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Rescue teams search for victims in the ruins of a girls school dormitory in Konya, Turkey. About 45 girls between the ages of 8 and 16 were staying at the dormitory when a gas explosion killed at least 17 students and injured 27 others. Several girls were feared trapped under the rubble of the three-story building.

Rescue teams search for victims in the ruins of a girls school dormitory in Konya, Turkey. About 45 girls between the ages of 8 and 16 were staying at the dormitory when a gas explosion killed at least 17 students and injured 27 others. Several girls were feared trapped under the rubble of the three-story building. (Ates Tumer / EPA)

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Turkey dorm collapse

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Women and children mourn during the funeral for six of the at least 17 victims killed when a girls school dormitory collapsed in Turkey.

Women and children mourn during the funeral for six of the at least 17 victims killed when a girls school dormitory collapsed in Turkey. (Ates Tumer / EPA)

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