Preliminary US military investigation determines US is responsible for deadly Iranian girls' school strike
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'targeting mistake'
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An ongoing preliminary U.S. military investigation has determined the United States is responsible for the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school.

The February 28 attack hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab. It was the result of a targeting mistake.

U.S. Central Command officers created the strike coordinates using outdated data supplied by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The school building had previously been part of an adjacent Iranian military base.

Iranian officials state at least 175 people were killed. Most of the dead were children.

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