Multiple explosions rock schools in Kabul, police and witnesses say

At least four minors were killed and 26 more injured after multiple explosions rocked two schools in western Kabul on Tuesday. (CNN) — At least four children were killed and 26 more injured after multiple explosions rocked two schools in western Kabul on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul told CNN that he had “received four bodies and 19 wounded” following the blasts in the Dasht-i-Barchi area of ​​the Afghan capital. Seven other injured children were taken to a hospital run by Emergency, an NGO that provides free medical and surgical treatment to Afghan civilians, the organization said on Twitter. The total number of victims remains unclear. Multiple explosions rocked the Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School and the Mumtaz Education Center on Tuesday, according to witnesses CNN spoke with and a police statement. The blasts took place in Dasht-i-Barchi, an area of ​​Kabul that is home to a large Shiite Hazara community, a minority group previously targeted by extremists. “Three different explosions at Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School in District 18 have caused casualties among our Shia compatriots and we will share the details later,” Khalid Zadran, spokesman for the Kabul police chief, tweeted on Tuesday. News in development