Afghanistan: ISIS attack on Sikh Gudwara in Kabul kills 25

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Afghan authorities have raised the death toll from an attack by ISIS on a Sikh place of worship in the capital, Kabul, to 25 killed. The Interior Ministry says a lone ISIS gunman rampaged through a Sikh Gurdwara in the heart of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight. It says that the gunman held many of the worshippers hostage for several hours as Afghan special forces, helped by international troops, tried to clear the building. Those killed included a child whose body was brought to a Kabul hospital, the emergency services and the hospital said. At least 15 people were wounded. The temple, located in the historical neighbourhood of Shor Bazaar in old...

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