KABUL: An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday that killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violence targeting minorities and places of worship.
Grey smoke billowed over the area in images aired by domestic broadcaster Tolo. A Taliban interior spokesman said attackers had laden a car with explosives but it had detonated before reaching its target.A spokesman for Kabul's commander said one Sikh worshipper had been killed in the attack and one Taliban fighter was killed as his forces took control of the area.
Other militants fought for more than three hours with Taliban fighters who tried to intervene to protect the temple, targeting them with four explosive devices and a car bomb, the militant group said. The UN's mission to Afghanistan said in a statement that minorities in the country needed to be protected and India's President Narendra Modi said on Twitter he was"shocked" by attack.
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