Police Arrest Seven Youths After Deadly Malaysia School Blaze

Police Arrest Seven Youths After Deadly Malaysia School Blaze
Rescue workers at the religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in this handout photo on Sept. 14, 2017. Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia/via REUTERS
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KUALA LUMPUR—Police in Malaysia have arrested seven youths in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in Kuala Lumpur that killed at least 23 people, mostly teenagers.

The seven, aged 11 to 18, were brought to court and remanded for seven days, Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh told reporters at a news conference on Saturday.

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