Seven children killed in Afghan blast: official
Seven schoolchildren were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday.
KABUL (AFP) - Seven schoolchildren were killed and three wounded by a roadside bomb in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.
The bomb was planted on the side of a main road in the Khairkot district of Paktika province, and exploded when the children stepped on it while playing.
"This afternoon as a result of the mine explosion in Khairkot, seven children from one family lost their lives," provincial spokesman Mokhlis Afghan told AFP.
He said they were aged 7-12 and were in elementary school. The injured children were taken to hospital.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the incident, but roadside bombs are the Taliban s weapon of choice in their 12-year war against US-led and Afghan security forces.
