At least 25 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul
KABUL - Gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces killed all of the attackers, the government said.
The ministry said 25 people who had been in the religious compound had been killed, eight wounded and 80 rescued. “We are shocked and disheartened ... the authorities have a responsibility to protect minorities and their places of worship in Afghanistan,” Amnesty International South Asia said on Twitter.
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