the islamic state group say they carried out saturday s deadly attack on the last sikh temple in the afghan capital, kabul. at least three people were killed by militants who threw hand grenades at the building and detonated a car bomb. our correspondent secunder kermani sent this report. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that s where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard and then get inside. now, there s also a number of taliban checkposts around here, and so members of the taliban who were stationed here immediately engaged the attackers in a firefight. and at some point a car that was parked around here, in which a bomb had been planted,
the bbc website. thank you. militants in afghanistan have killed at lest two people during an attack on the last sikh place of worship in the capital kabul. seven others were injured after they threw hand grenades at the building. the taliban authorities say a car bomb also detonated before reaching the gurdwara. our correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul has more details. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that s where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard and then get inside. now, there s also a number of taliban checkposts around here, and so members of the taliban who were stationed here immediately engaged the attackers in a firefight. and, at some point a car
the russians are still sustaining huge casualties. they re running out of a lot of their most sophisticated weaponry. their precision weapons are starting to run down very severely and we ve got to get over the message to the ukrainians and to the world how strongly we re backing them and how important it is that they succeed. militants in afghanistan have killed at least two people during an attack on the last sikh place of worship in the capital kabul. seven others were injured after they threw hand grenades at the building. the taliban authorities say a car bomb also detonated before reaching the gurdwara. our correspondent, secunder kermani, who is in kabul has more details. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that s where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard
secunder kermani, is in kabul. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that s where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard and then get inside. now, there s also a number of taliban checkposts around here, and so members of the taliban who were stationed here immediately engaged the attackers in a firefight. and at some point a car that was parked around here, in which a bomb had been planted, that exploded, killing the commander of this taliban check post and causing all the damage that you see to these shops, many of which were owned by members of the sikh community, too. the fighting here lasted for around three hours, and you get a sense ofjust how intense it must have been from the state of this room. this was the main prayer hall, and it s been left completely devastated.
who is in kabul has more details. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that s where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard and then get inside. now, there s also a number of taliban checkposts around here, and so, members of the taliban who were stationed here immediately engaged the attackers in a firefight. and at some point a car that was parked around here, in which a bomb had been planted, that exploded, killing the commander of this taliban check post and causing all the damage that you see to these shops, many of which were owned by members of the sikh community, too. the fighting here lasted for around three hours, and you get a sense ofjust how