KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Human Rights Commission on Saturday claimed the deadly blast in Ghazni that killed scores of civilians was caused by an un-exploded mortar, not explosives hidden in a motorcycle.
The AIHRC said in a statement that the children had brought this unexploded mortar before a scrap dealer to buy toys in return.
A day earlier, the explosion in Ghanzi province killed at least 15 civilians and injured 20 others.
The Ministry of Interior spokesman, Tariq Arian, said in a statement that a motorcycle exploded at a residential home in Gilan district killed the children. He added a gathering for the recitation of the Holy Quran was underway at the time of the attack.
The provincial governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada said most of the victims are children.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, the Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed said in a statement that the blast was caused by an unexploded mortar shell the children wished to sell as scrap
The AIHRC has said that children and women in particular have suffered immensely from such unexploded ordinance in places like Ghazni, Kabul, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak and other restive provinces.
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