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Pakistan orders school inspections following deadly roof collapse

Families of the thirty-five people killed in the collapse say relatives had warned the roof was leaking, and are demanding that someone be held accountable.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Pakistan today, officials have ordered school inspections after a roof collapse killed thirty-five people, and families say relatives had warned that the roof was leaking.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWarnings that went unheeded, and now come the inspections. Families are asking for justice, and that seems the least anyone owes them.

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