Bomb explosion in Afghan university leaves 19 students injured

• Blast occurred inside a classroom of Literature Faculty while a session was underway.
• Two of the injured students are in critical condition.
• No insurgent group has claimed responsibility of the attack so far.

(Karachi) At least 19 students suffered injuries in an explosion inside a university classroom in the Afghan city of Ghazni, local media reported on Tuesday.

The explosion took place at around 9:40 am (local time) inside the classroom of the Literature Faculty in the University of Ghazni while a session was underway.

At least 19 students, including 12 women, had been reported injured and two of them were in a critical condition.

An Afghan government spokesman said that preliminary investigation suggested that explosives had been placed inside the classroom.

He added, “Some of the students who are coming from remote and insecure areas of Ghazni province have contacts with the militants and we think they might be behind this blast.”

The spokesperson said that many students had been detained earlier for allegedly having links with the militants.

No insurgent group has claimed responsibility of the attack so far.

The attack comes a day after a bus carrying army recruits in Nangarhar province was targeted that killed 10 people and injured 27, most of them civilians.