Kabul toll rises

Kabul: The death toll from an attack on Kabul University has risen to at least 35, two government sources said yesterday, as students protested over the attack and the country marked a day of mourning.

Gunmen barged into the university on Tuesday, in what was the second attack on an educational institution in the capital in just over a week. Both have been claimed by Islamic State.

The two sources said most of those killed were students and about 50 more people were wounded, some of them breaking limbs while jumping from windows to flee from the attack during morning classes.

The country held a day of mourning yesterday, with many flags flying at half mast. — Reuters