Iran (IMNA) - Nasser Kan'ani, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, expressed sympathy with the bereaved families and wished a swift recovery for the injured. The Taliban-led interior ministry spokesman, Abdul Matin Qane, stated that 11 people were shot on Friday, and six of them, including three foreigners, died.
Among the other seven victims were four foreigners and three Afghans. Security forces have arrested four people in connection with the attack, Qane said. The Taliban government "strongly condemns this crime, expresses its deep feelings to the families of the victims, and assures that all the criminals will be found and punished," he added.
Afghan hospital sources revealed that preliminary information indicated that three Spanish nationals were killed, and the wounded were from Norway, Australia, Lithuania, and Spain. A spokesman for the Spanish foreign ministry confirmed that Spanish nationals were among the victims in the attack, but the total number of victims had yet to be confirmed.
Bamiyan, a mountainous province, is home to a UNESCO world heritage site and the remains of two giant Buddha statues, which were blown up by the Taliban during their previous rule in 2001.
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