Taliban fighters stand guard at an explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 18, 2022
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- In addition to submachine guns and hand grenades, four IEDs and a car bomb were also used in the attack.
- IS claims about 50 Hindu Sikhs and Taliban members killed
- However, only two people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack.
Kabul Attack: The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) on Sunday claimed responsibility for the Parwan Gurdwara attack in Kabul on Saturday. The ISKP said in a statement that Abu Mohammed al-Tajiki carried out the attack, which lasted three hours.
The group claimed that in addition to submachine guns and grenades, four IEDs and a car bomb were also used in the attack.
It further claimed that around 50 Hindu Sikhs and Taliban members were killed in the attack.
However, only two people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack.
The ISKP statement also read that the attack was carried out by an Indian politician to avenge the insult to Prophet Mohammed.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has already suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the primary membership of the party and expelled its Delhi media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal after his alleged inflammatory remarks against minorities.
Emphasizing on respect for all religions, a statement was also issued by the quarters concerned, condemning any religious personality insulting or insulting any religion or sect. Vested interests who are against India-Kuwait relations have been provoking people by using these derogatory remarks.
Kabul Attack: All That Happened
Initial inputs suggested that an explosion occurred outside the gate of the gurdwara in which at least two people were killed. Another explosion was later heard from inside the premises and some shops attached to the gurdwara caught fire.
According to visuals posted on social media, plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the premises after the gurdwara in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul was evacuated from the premises.
The scenes depict a barefoot man carrying the Guru Granth Sahib on his head. The scenes showed two or three more people, all walking with him without shoes.
According to Sikh religious belief, a physical copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, Sarup is considered a living Guru.
Transport of the Guru Granth Sahib is governed by a strict code of conduct and as a mark of respect, the Guru Granth Sahib is carried on the head, and the person walks barefoot.
According to reports, the holy book was taken to the residence of Gurnam Singh, the president of Gurdwara Karta Parwan.
(with inputs from ANI)