Akbar sends her prayers to parents who lost their children in Texas school shooting

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Akbar sends her prayers to parents who lost their children in Texas school shooting

By Semi Turaga

Friday 27/05/2022

[Photo:The Columbian]

The 19 students and two teachers who were killed by a gunman in a primary school in Texas in the US were remembered today by Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar.

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