Deadly Blast Outside School In East Afghanistan

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suicide bomber on a motorbike has killed at least nine students and a police officer outside a boys' school in eastern Afghanistan. The attack took place in Paktia Province on June 3. Officials said the attack was targeting a passing U.S. military convoy but it was unclear if there were any American casualties. According to authorities, the bomber detonated his explosives at midday outside a market just as the local school had let students out for lunch. More than a dozen students were also reported injured. It was not immediately clear how old the students were. There has been no immediate confirmation of the incident from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.