Kabul school bombing: At least 48 people killed and dozens injured in bomb blast at education centre

At least 48 people have been killed and dozens more were injured in a bomb blast at a school in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

A suicide bomber walked into the education centre while teaching was ongoing and detonated his bomb belt, authorities said.

The public health ministry said 67 people were also wounded in the explosion and that the death toll may rise.

Many of those killed and injured were teenagers getting extra tuition as they prepared for their university entrance exams.

The attack, which has been blamed on the Islamic State group, unfolded at about 4pm local time (11.30am GMT) on Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear how the bomber managed to sneak into the building, which is used by the Shiite community as an education centre, in the Dasht-i Barcha area of Kabul.

Dawlat Hossain, father of 18-year-old student Fareba who had left her class minutes before the bombing but was still inside the compound, was on his way to meet his daughter when he heard the blast.

Mr Hossain told how when he entered Fareba's classroom, he saw parts of human bodies all over student desks and benches.

"There was blood everywhere, all over the room, so scary and horrible," he said.

After finding out that his daughter was safe, he helped move the wounded to hospitals.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but Jawad Ghawari, a member of the city's Shiite clerical council, blamed IS, which has carried similar attacks on Shiites in the past.