Three blasts rock boys' school in Afghanistan's Kabul; 20 dead
Kabul, April 19: At least three blasts rocked a boys' school on Tuesday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the local police said. The death toll has exceeded 20, as per reports.
The blast took place at Abdul Rahim Shahid High School in the capital's Dasht-e-Barchi district, with killing six and leaving several injured as per initial reports.
The city's security department said later that three explosions occurred on school grounds. Before that, another explosion occurred on the territory of the Mumtaz school, also in the western part of Kabul. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts yet.
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Twitter that the blasts happened at Abdul Rahim Shahid High School and "caused casualties among our Shiite brothers".
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The incident apparently took place when the students were leaving their classes.
Ehsanullah Amiri, a journalist who covers Afghanistan for The Wall Street Journal tweeted that a "suicide bomber" struck a school in Kabul's Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia neighbourhood.
He wrote, "The blast occurred in the main exit of Abdul Rahim Shahid School where crowds of students were there, one teacher told me who surprisingly escaped the attack. Fear of high casualties."
TOLOnews reported that the Ministry of Interior confirmed the blast and stated that an investigation has started into the incident and details would be shared later.
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-PTC News with inputs from social media
