25 dead, 80 rescued in Kabul temple attack claimed by IS

Twenty-five people have died in the attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

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The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group, according to a statement on the group’s mouthpiece Amaq News agency.

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Eighty people who were in the temple were rescued by the security forces, the ministry said. Eight people were wounded. (dpa)