attack on an education building in the east

An attack was underway Wednesday morning against a building of the Department of Education in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, said a provincial official who mentioned "two explosions."

"Two strong explosions were reported on the site, "said the spokesman of the governor Attaullah Khogyani to AFP.

This attack whose extent is unknown yet occurs on the day of the examinations of some 16 000 students to Jalalabad University, which has been in action since the beginning of the morning, according to a statement by the governor ..

Jalalabad, frequently targeted by the attacks, suffered a suicide attack on Tuesday, claimed by the Islamic State group, which left 12 dead. It was aimed at Afghan intelligence services, but most of the victims are civilians.

The education department was particularly targeted in the past, the last time exactly one month ago on June 11: a suicide bomber had set off his charge at the entrance to the main building while other attackers fired with the security forces.

At least ten people were injured.