Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS): Three children lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as an explosive device went off in Nad Ali district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.
The blast took place in Hiwad Bazaar area on Saturday afternoon, killing three children and injuring three others, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jan said.
All the victims were students of a religious school, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the official.
A day earlier on Friday, a deadly blast killed 18 people including a renowned cleric and injured 23 others in western Herat province of war-torn Afghanistan.