Several bombs exploded at a cricket match in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least eight people, official said Saturday.
Around 45 others were wounded at the sports stadium late Friday night in the provincial capital Jalalabad, said Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor.
The incident took place when hundreds of spectators gathered for a night-time tournament during the holy month of Ramadan.
In a statement, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack, saying that carrying out such an attack during the holy month proved once again that terrorists are not true believers of any religion or faith and “are enemies of humanity.”
The three bombs exploded nearly at the same time, Khogyani said.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack has been taken, reports. The Taliban sent out a statement to Al Jazeera saying they were not involved in the attack.
-PTC News