Explosion kills 9 children, injures 4 in eastern Afghanistan

Explosion kills 9 children, injures 4 in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, 11th January, 2022 – A gas tank exploded in the Lalpora area of eastern Nangarhar province, on Monday, killing nine children and injuring four more, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said.

Students of the local Warsak elementary school were killed in the blast, ANI reported.

The event occurred near a school in the district’s Biganana neighbourhood.