Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school

Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls' school that killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 others...

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Eight students have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack that tragically killed 16 children at Utumishi Girls Academy in Kenya's Nakuru County. The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, also hospitalizing 79 others.

16 students died and 79 were hospitalized in the early morning fire.
Eight students have been arrested as persons of interest in the suspected arson attack.
The Utumishi Girls Academy is linked to the National Police Service, with most pupils being children of officers.

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