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Wed Mar 25, 2020, 04:14 AM Mar 2020

Gunmen storm Sikh religious complex in Kabul, many feared trapped

Source: Al Jazeera

Gunmen and suicide bombers have stormed a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital Kabul and were locked in a continuing battle with security forces, the Ministry of Interior has said.

Security forces cordoned off the area, located in old Kabul, and were trying to counter the attack, which began at 7:45am local time, Ministry of Interior spokesman Tariq Arian said in a message to journalists.

"People are stuck inside the building and (security forces) are trying to rescue them," Arian told AFP news agency.

Narindra Singh Khalsa, a parliamentarian from the minority Sikh community, told AP news agency he had been near the Gurdwara - the Sikh place of worship - when the attack happened and ran to the site. He said at least four people were killed.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/gunmen-attack-sikh-religious-complex-kabul-interior-ministry-200325044905522.html



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