...a place in Afghanistan that used to have some historically interesting statues of the Buddha carved into a mountainside. Then the holy men showed up and now all they have is some big holes...
on Tuesday that according to sources killed at least 17 people and maimed over 50 others, police said.
Bamiyan police said that according to their initial investigation, "Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...has plotted the attack." Taliban has denied involvement in the attack.
"One suspect has been identified by the National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
," Bamiyan Police Chief Zabardast Safai said.
Survivors said the blasts were huge and that it was shocking because it happened for the first time in Bamiyan, which has been a safe place for tourists.
According to health officials, 10 of those maimed in the earth-shattering kabooms are at death's door.