UPDATE - Death toll from Afghan university blast climbs to 8

UPDATES WITH DEATH TOLL; REVISES HEADLINE, LEDE

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - The death toll from the blast near the Kabul University in Afghanistan on Friday have risen to eight, an official said.

"33 people have been wounded and 8 more were killed in today's explosion in PD 3rd of Kabul city," Wahidullah Mayar, spokesperson of Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry, said on Twitter.

He was referring to an area in the Afghan capital where the Kabul University is located.

The injured people have been under treatment, Mayar added.

The blast happened as students were waiting outside the university to take their exams.

Two vehicles caught fire following the explosion.

It is still unclear what caused the blast.