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25 Killed in Attack at Dharamshala, Sikh Temple in Kabul
[ToloNews] At least 25 people were killed and more than eight others were maimed during an attack on a Sikh place of worship in the Shorbazar area of Kabul, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.The incident began around 7:45 am local time in PD1 of Kabul city, and 80 people including women and kiddies were rescued, according to the statement. TOLOnews news hound Sharif Amiry said that explosions were heard in the area. The security forces transferred victims of the attack by ambulance to hospitals. Foreign troops have also responded to the attack, Amiry says. ISIS grabbed credit for the attack. Sikhs and Hindus citizens have accused the government of being reckless and said that today's bloody attack is the result of government failure. ISIS has grabbed credit for the attack, and the Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...have denied involvement in it, but sources in the government blamed the Haqqani group for the attack. Two years ago, Sikh citizens in Jalalabad were also targeted by a suicide kaboom.
"Several other attackers also entered the building and they were going from room to room shooting people," Sonny said. Later in the day, interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said in a message to journalists the operation by the security forces had concluded and all attackers were killed. Sikhs, who number fewer than 300 families, have suffered widespread discrimination in the country and have also been targeted by armed groups. Under Taliban rule in the late 1990s, Sikhs were asked to identify themselves by wearing yellow armbands, but the rule was not enforced. In recent years, large numbers of Sikhs and Hindus have sought asylum in India, which has a Hindu majority and a large Sikh population. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-26 |
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