<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Two people have died and several are trapped in a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul after two blasts rocked the city this morning. According to agency reports, two blasts took place near the two gates of Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Sahib Ji, Karte Parwan, Kabul.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #222222;">Afghanistan's Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi Takour told the media one Sikh devotee and an Afghan guard perished in the blast. There were several devotees in the Gurdwara, reports said, during the blasts and some managed to escape and have been sent to a hospital nearby. However the overall number of casualties inside the Gurdwara are not known yet, they said.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #222222;">The area is densely populated and is the centre of the Afghan Hindu and Sikh communities.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed shock over the cowardly terrorist attack on the Karte Parwan Gurudwara in Kabul. In a tweet, Mr Modi&nbsp; condemned the barbaric attack and prayed for the safety and well-being of the devotees.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span></p>
News On AIR | June 18, 2022 9:25 PM
Two killed, several trapped in a Gurdwara in Afghanistan after two blasts rocked Kabul; New Delhi expresses concern