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Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 21 Oct 2026, 15:56 UTC. The headline in use is “Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.
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Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
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