The hospital director told the BBC that twenty -nine children were studying their school exams in the Central African Republic, they were killed after a nearby explosion caused a panic.
Abel Akai of Bangui Community Hospital said that the explosion, on the second day of the high school finals on Wednesday, occurred in an electric transformer.
“The noise of the explosion, along with smoke” caused an alarm between nearly 6000 students sitting the baccalaureate in a school in the capital, Bangui, according to a local radio station, Nadik Luca.
President Faustin-Arada Tadira announced a period of national mourning.
He also ordered that more than 280 people who were injured in crushing will have a free hospital treatment.
Students from five different schools in the capital went to Lycée Barthélémi Boganda to sit in the baccalaureate exam.
The Ministry of Education said that the explosion occurred after the energy recovery in the electricity transformer, located on the ground floor of the main building, which was subject to reforms.
“I also offer our sincere condolences to the affected candidates and I hope a quick recovery for the injured candidates.” He said in a statement.
Radio France spoke to one of the survivors Whose face was covered with blood after he got out of the window.
Magloire explained that the explosion occurred during the history and geography exam.
“The students wanted to save their lives, and while they fled, they saw death because there were many people and the door was really small. Not everyone was able to get out,” he told RFI.
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2025-06-26 12:42:00
