Texas school shooting: 19 children, 2 adults killed
By DW
25 May 2022 |
1:27 pm
A teenager shot dead 19 children at an elementary school in the small city of Uvalde, officials said. US President Joe Biden called for stricter gun laws, asking when "are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?"
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