Afghan attack kills seven children

A ROCKET exploded in a packed school near a US-led coalition base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing seven children and wounding 34 other people, officials said.

The rocket landed in the grounds of Salabagh School in Asadabad, located in a steep river valley about 105 miles north-east of the capital, Kabul, in the volatile Kunar province near the Pakistani border, said local police commander Mohammed Hasan.

Another rocket exploded in a nearby field and hurt no one.