EXPLOSION ROCKED A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL IN AFGHANISTAN

An explosion killed at least 23 people and injured 30 others in a religious school northern Afghanistan's Samangan province on Wednesday.

The explosion occurred during a prayer at the al-Jihadi religious school in Aybak city, sources told RIA Novosti.

“As a result of the blast at a school in Samangan, 23 people were killed and 30 injured,” al-Jazeera TV channel reports, citing a local official.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.