More than 52 people, including children, were injured after a grenade exploded near Sham-e Hedayat private school in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi area. Taliban police said the blast was caused by a hand grenade, while witnesses claimed it was with a student when it detonated. Authorities are investigating whether the incident was accidental or intentional.
Kabul, Aug 18: Over 52 people, including children, were injured in Afghanistan following a grenade explosion near the Sham-e Hedayat private school in Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul, local media reported citing security officials and witnesses.
Blast caused by grenade
Taliban police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that the blast was caused by a hand grenade, but provided no further details about who was carrying the grenade or how it detonated.
According to witnesses, the grenade exploded while in the possession of a school student, who was also wounded in the blast. The circumstances under which the student acquired the grenade and why it was detonated remain unknown, Afghanistan's leading news agency, Khaama Press, reported.
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