Gunmen attack Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul; area cordoned off, counter ops underway

KABUL: Some unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Sikh religious premise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday (March 25, 2020).

According to the Interior Ministry, defence forces had blocked off the entire area and are trying to counter the attack.

Arian confirmed that a group of suicide bombers intruded into a Sikh temple in Shor Bazar area at around 7:45 am local time.

Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said that it was not immediately clear who the attackers were or whether there were any casualties.

Officials in Kabul Police Headquarters confirmed that the police forces are responding to an attack inside a Sikh Temple in Shor Bazar area of Kabul city.

Till the last report came in, the Afghan security forces were trying to clean the temple from the attacking insurgents.

However, an eyewitness close to the Gurudwara said, on the condition of anonymity, that he had heard two blasts so far.

The Afghan security sources later told the country's media that the Haqqani network (Quetta Shura) wanted to attack the Indian Mission in Kabul but could not do so due to tight security. Since they were not able to attack the Indian Mission, they attacked the Gurudwara instead, the sources said.