Iran: Over 100 killed following US and Israeli strike on school

At least 108 people have been killed in an explosion at a school in southern Iran after a US and Israeli attack on 28 February, a local prosecutor said.

Source: BBC

Details: President Masoud Pezeshkian described the incident as a "barbaric act" and "another black page in the record of countless crimes committed by the aggressors".

The Iranian Red Crescent said that at least 201 people were killed and 747 injured across the country as a result of the airstrikes.

An official stated that the school in the city of Minab, Hormozgan province, was "targeted by three missile attacks".

It is located approximately 600 metres from an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base. BBC verified footage of the aftermath of the explosion showing smoke rising above the building, people gathered nearby and sounds of panic. However, the reported death toll cannot be independently confirmed at this stage.

Journalists also reviewed social media posts in which Iranians described the situation. One user opposed foreign military intervention in Iran and reported that dozens of girls had been killed at the school in the missile strike.

Others blamed the regime for the strike, adding that people have no shelters, internet access has been cut off, telephone lines are down and there was no warning not to send children to school.

Background: The US and Israeli armed forces carried out an unprecedented large-scale operation, dropping 30 aerial bombs on the residence of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while the country's top leadership was present.

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