Two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul have killed at least six people and wounded more than 20, officials say.
According to the BBC, the blasts happened at the Abdul Rahim Shahid high school in the Shia-dominated west of the city. The number of dead and wounded is likely to rise.
A nearby tuition centre was also targeted in a grenade attack.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Islamic State militants have attacked the area in the past.
Initial reports suggested Abdul Rahim Shahid pupils and staff may have been targeted by suicide bombers, but Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said improvised explosive devices had been left outside the school, killing six people.
“These are preliminary figures. We are at the site and waiting for more details,” he said.
Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed official who said the devices had been placed in backpacks, one of which had been detonated inside the school gates.
Earlier, sources from Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul told the BBC they had received four dead bodies and 19 injured people so far from the school attack. Other blast victims are being treated elsewhere.
Students were leaving morning classes when the blasts happened, one witness told the AFP news agency.
Source: Jordan News Agency