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Remains of statue hit

KABUL: An explosion has cracked historic remains of one of the famed Bamiyan Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban seven years ago, an Afghan culture official said on Saturday. The blast caused cracks in what is left of the statue, he said. U.N. spokesman Aleem Siddique said there had been a controlled explosion about 100 metres from the statue and the U.N. was checking into the incident. — AP

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