PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four people were confirmed dead and 20 others sustained injuries as a blast targeted a volleyball ground in Tala-o-Barfak district of the northern Baghlan province on Friday, district governor Abdul Ahad Barfaki said Saturday.
"Hundreds of people were inspecting a volleyball match on Friday evening when a blast rocked the ground, killing four people on the spot and injuring 20 others," Barfaki told Xinhua.
All the victims are civilians including children, the official added.
Meanwhile, an army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, said the blast took place in the Taliban-held area on Friday evening, leaving five dead and injuring 11 others, some in critical conditions.
Taliban militants haven't commented yet.
