7 hours ago11 children die of explosion at the Koran reading ceremony in Afghanistan
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(5 years ago)At least 15 civilians, including 11 children, died of a bomb explosion during a Koran reading ceremony Friday in central Afghanistan. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said that from initial data it is suspected that the explosive device was located in a cart. Except the dead, from [...]
Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said that from initial data it is suspected that the explosive device was located in a cart. Except for the dead, 20 people were injured by the blast.
The spokesman for the provincial governor in Gazni, Wihidullah Jumazada, said most of the victims of Friday's attack were under 18 years of age, Reuters writes, broadcast the Express.
The attacks through small magnetic bombs, which are placed mostly under cars, are scaring government officials, activists and journalists, who blame the Taliban for these attacks.
Otherwise, at least 10 government officials and their assistants have been killed by so-called “contagious bomb” in recent weeks. Most of the victims have been marked in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Afghanistan has continued to be hit by violence, though government representatives have been holding peace talks with the Taliban since September. Western countries have begun to withdraw troops from the war - torn country.
