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Kabul: Blasts near Sikh Temple, two killed

  New Delhi:   Two explosions on Saturday ripped through a busy road near a Sikh temple in Kabul, with casualties unknown. “We heard a huge ...

 



New Delhi: 

 Two explosions on Saturday ripped through a busy road near a Sikh temple in Kabul, with casualties unknown.

“We heard a huge blast in Kart-e-Parwan neighbourhood at around 6 a.m. It was followed by another explosion which occurred about half an hour. The whole place has now been sealed off,” a witness told Xinhua news agency.

The security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures, he said.

The blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic.

“There is fear of possible causalities. Several warning shots were also fired by the security forces,” the witness added.

There has been no official statement about the incident so far.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that it was monitoring the situation in Kabul after reported attacks on a gurdwara in the Afghan capital, following death of two persons in Gurudwara.

“We are deeply concerned at the reports emanating from Kabul about an attack on a sacred gurdwara in that city,” a statement citing Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and waiting for further details on the unfolding developments.”

On Saturday morning, two blasts ripped through a busy road near the gurdwara in Kabul’s Kart-e-Parwan neighbourhood.

Citing witnesses, a Xinhua news agency report said that the first blast occurred at around 6 a.m., and the second explosion followed half an hour later.

Security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.

The blasts sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic among residents of the capital city.

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