UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike
The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said.
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The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said.
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