Several Sikhs Feared Dead In Terror Attack At Kabul Gurudwara; IS Claims Strike

Kabul Gurudwara Attack: As per reports, around 150 people were worshipping in the Gurudwara at the time of the attack, which killed at least 11 worshippers and wounded as many.

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New Delhi: At least 11 members of Sikh community are feared dead in a terror attack by gunmen on a Gurudwara in Central Kabul on Wednesday, which rattled the city weeks after the peace-deal between Taliban and the US.  As per reports, around 150 people were worshipping in the Gurudwara at the time of the attack, which killed at least 11 worshippers and wounded as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country. However, the security forces, reports said, rescued some worshippers from the Gurudwara. The Ashraf Ghani government has blamed the Pakistan-backed Haqqani network for the terror attack. However, the Taliban, has denied involvement in the attack on the Sikh shrine. The gunmen attacked the gurdwara in Shor Bazar area at about 07:45 (local time) as 150 worshippers were inside the building. "At least 11 people have been killed and 11 others wounded in attack at Dharamshala, a Sikh worship area in PD1 of Kabul," Tolo News quoted a security source as saying. "Three attackers are still fighting with security forces and one has been shot. Foreign troops have also responded to the attack on Dharamshala, a Sikh temple in PD1," it said in a tweet. Sikh lawmaker Nardendar Singh Khalisa told reporters close to the scene that up to 150 people were praying inside the gurdwara when it came under attack. IS Claims attacks: The Islamic State group has claimed an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in central Kabul, according to the SITE intelligence group, news agency AFP reported.  IS said its fighters were currently carrying out an attack on the temple, according to a statement released by SITE, which monitors jihadist networks worldwide.