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Guatemala mourns 35 girls killed in shelter fire

by Henry MORALES Agence France Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Guatemala recoiled in anger and shock Thursday at the deaths of 35 teenage girls in a fire at a government-run shelter where staff have been accused of sexual abuse and other mistreatment. The toll had climbed steadily from 19 killed in the Wednesday blaze itself, as 16 more girls succumbed in hospital overnight and Thursday to their horrific burns. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized, most […]