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At least eight people died and 15 more were wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber tried sacrificing during a meeting of tribal leaders, ending by doing so on Sunday near a primary school, authorities said.

Five of the dead were children, like the 15 wounded.

The detonation occurred at the entrance of a police headquarters and army, said Yacub Jan, the deputy chief of police in the eastern province of Jost. U.S. troops are also prominent in the barracks, but there were no soldiers injured or killed in the attack.

In addition to the five children, said Jan, killing at least one soldier and a private security guard.

Dr. Abdul Rahman, a doctor from a nearby hospital, said the young victims were between eight and 10 years.

Abdullah Fahim, spokesman of the Ministry of Health in Kabul, said that eight people died and 51 more were wounded. Asif Nang, a spokesman of the Ministry of Education, said the injured students were hit, most by broken glass.

Jan said the attack occurred when Pashtun tribal leaders, district Mandozai, met at the complex to deal with security issues. It is unknown how many of them may have wounded or killed.

The attack occurs on the last day of school in the year. The students had gathered in classrooms to receive licenses this year, said Nang. The teachers also were delivering books to students, he said.