Afghanistan: Blast at Kabul educational institute kills 19

A suicide bomb attack at an educational institute in Kabul killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said on Friday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

The explosion took place inside an education center in a Shiite area in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood in the Afghan capital.

It took place in the morning hours, a Taliban the spokesman Khalid Zadran told reporters. He did not have further details in the immediate aftermath of the bombing.