SHARAN, Afghanistan, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded after a bomb ripped through a district bazaar in eastern Afghan province of Paktika on Monday, a local official said.

"Ten martyred and 13 wounded civilians were admitted to a main hospital in the provincial capital Sharan city Monday morning following a bomb attack in Jani Khil district," Dr. Mohammad Raffah, a provincial health official, told Xinhua.

Those among the killed were two children, and three wounded who received life-threatening injuries were shifted to Afghan capital of Kabul for treatment, he said.

The blast occurred after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated at a bazaar in Jani Khil district on Monday morning, according to a local police source.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.