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Current Affairs UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

Paraguayan Capital - Asuncion, was in the news for:

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Option B: a terrorist attack on a school leading to the death of Hundreds of people including school children

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “a terrorist attack on a school leading to the death of Hundreds of people including school children”.
The Paraguayan capital, Asuncion, was in the news for a devastating fire in a shopping mall that led to the death of nearly 300 people.

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