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Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fire
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson
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According to ABC News’s source item, Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month’s girls school fire, Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson
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- Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month's girls school fireABC News - 2026-06-12T11:45:54+00:00
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