Suicide bomber kills at least 19 in Afghanistan school blast (video)

CURSORY: A suicide bomber has attacked a school in Afghan killing at least 19 people and injuring as many as 27.

A succide bomber has killed at least 19 people and injuring as much as 27 people in a recent suicide bombing attack in the afghan capital of Kabul.

The blast occurred early Friday, September 30 in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of western Kabul, a predominantly Shia Muslim area, according to Afghanistan police spokesman, Khalid Zadran.

“Students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber struck at this educational centre. Unfortunately, 19 people have been martyred and 27 others wounded,” he said.

Photos and videos posted online shows victims covers in blood as they were carried away from the scene.

The victims include boys and girls taking a mock university entrance exam at the Kaj education centre when the blast went off, Zadran said. Schools are typically closed in Afghanistan on Fridays because its the Muslim day for attending mosque.

“Attacking civilian targets proves the enemy’s inhuman cruelty and lack of moral standards,” he said, without specifying who was believed to be behind the attack.

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