Kabul, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):A suicide bomber blew himself up near an education centre in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 30 others, the interior ministry said. The attack happened late afternoon at the centre, which offers training and courses for students in higher education in a western district of Kabul. “A suicide bomber wanted to enter the education centre,” Tareq Arian, spokesman for the interior ministry, said in a statement. “But he was identified by the centre’s guards after which he detonated his explosives in an alley.” He said initial reports showed that 13 people were killed and 30 wounded. Residents in several districts of western Kabul belong to the minority Shiite Hazara community, often targeted by Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. In the past, extremists have targeted several education centres and other facilities in the area. In May, a group of gunmen launched a brazen daylight attack on a hospital in west Kabul that left several mothers dead. The gunmen were shot dead after hours of fighting with security forces. Afghanistan has seen an upsurge in violence in recent weeks even as the … Continue reading Suicide bomber kills 13 near Afghan education centre