Roadside bomb kills four university teachers and wounds 11 in Afghanistan
- Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said a minivan was targeted while travelling to bring the group of teachers to Alberoni University
- The government usually blames the Taliban for such attacks but the insurgent group denies involvement
A roadside bomb struck a minivan full of university lecturers and students in Afghanistan’s northern Kapisa province on Saturday, killing at least four and wounding 11 others, Afghan officials said.
Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said the minivan was targeted while travelling to bring the group to Alberoni University. Provincial police spokesman Shayeq Shoresh said the bomb was set off by remote control.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Previous deadly attacks on Kabul university in November last year were claimed by Islamic State.
Large swathes of war-ravaged Afghanistan have been littered with bombs and landmines. Many have been planted by insurgents to target military convoys, but they often kill civilians instead.
Kapisa provincial hospital chief Abdul Qasem Sangin said that doctors were among the casualties in Saturday’s minivan attack.
Roadside bombs, small magnetic bombs attached under vehicles and other attacks have targeted members of security forces, judges, government officials, civil society activists and journalists in recent months in Afghanistan.