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2022-06-19 Afghanistan
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Deadly blasts hit Sikh temple in Afghan capital a day after attack on mosque
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[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Three explosions have hit a busy road in the Afghan capital city of Kabul, leaving at least one dead and three others injured.
The explosions happened near the Sikh-Hindu temple in the fourth police district of the capital on Saturday, according to reports.
"The explosions hit a busy road near a Sikh-Hindu temple (Gurdwara) in Police District today in Kabul," China’s Xinhua News reported citing eyewitnesses.
Rooters said the temple was the target of the attacks.
Afghanistan's interior ministry and witnesses said button men stormed the temple with at least one grenade.
"There were around 30 people inside the temple. We don't know how many of them are alive or how many dead. The Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
are not allowing us to go inside, we don't know what to do," Gornam Singh, a temple official, was quoted by Rooters as saying.
Meanwhile reports show the security guard at the temple was killed and three Taliban soldiers were maimed.
Singh, who said he was close to the scene, claimed the number of casualties could rise.
"Generally at that time in the morning we have several Sikh devotees who come to offer prayers at the gurdwara," he said.
He added that minutes after the first blast, a boom-mobile detonated in the area, but caused no casualties.
In the meantime, the security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures, an eyewitness told Xinhua.
"We heard a huge blast in Kart-e-Parwan neighborhood at around 6 am local time (GMT +4:30 hours). The blast was followed by another explosion which occurred about half an hour after the first blast. The whole place has now been sealed off," he said.
"Several warning shots were also fired by the security forces," he added.
The explosion sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic, the witness added.
Tolo TV aired footage showing heavy grey fumes of smoke rising from the area.
Two years ago, a ISIS (ISIS) attack on the temple had left dozens of people dead.
Religious minorities in Afghanistan have been the target of rampant attacks. However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
Sikhs only make up a tiny religious minority there.
The Shia Hazara
 ...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...
community, another minority in Afghanistan, has been the main target of frequent kabooms and explosions in the war-ravaged country.
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