Eight Afghan students die in explosion outside school

The United Nations

The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and their families”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep sadness over the death of eight students in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

The explosive remnant of war that detonated near a school on Monday also left four other children injured who had been attending class. All twelve were boys.

UN News Release. More on this here.