The death toll from Saturday’s attack on a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, has risen to 153, according to a spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of Education, as reported by the judiciary-approved Mizan News Agency. Earlier, the Minab prosecutor had confirmed 95 deaths from the same incident.
The attack took place at Shajareh Tayebeh Girls’ School in Minab, located in Iran’s Hormozgan province. According to the Hormozgan governor’s office, 170 students were enrolled in the school’s morning shift, raising fears that the number of casualties could increase further. No additional details about the nature of the attack or those responsible were provided in the report.
Authorities have not yet released further information about the investigation or possible motives behind the attack, leaving uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the incident.