KABUL, Jul 2 (NNN-ANA) – Eight people were injured, after unknown elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province today, a local television channel reported.
The grenade attack on Usman Zonurain seminary, in Rodat district, took place early today, and all the injured have been taken to a hospital, Tolonews quoted police spokesman, Abdul Basir Zabuli, as saying.
The attack came amid a three-day gathering of religious scholars and elders, in the capital, Kabul which conclude today.
Participants of the jirga, or grand assembly, are expected to announce their decisions on a series of issues, including reopening schools for girls, from grade 7 to grade 12, the type of government, the national flag and the national anthem.
