{
  "id": 6732239,
  "title": "Children killed in stampede as fire sweeps through schools in eastern DRC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/children-killed-in-stampede-as-fire-sweeps-through-schools-in-eastern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T08:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260911-children-killed-in-stampede-as-fire-sweeps-through-schools-in-eastern-drc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 27 schoolchildren were killed in a stampede as they tried to escape a fire that swept through two schools in the rebel-held city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local authorities said.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}