Bikers hurl grenade at religious gathering in India, 3 killed


  • World
  • Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two men on motorcycles threw a grenade at a Sikh religious gathering of about 250 people in Amritsar city in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Sunday, killing three and injuring around 20, police said.

Initial reports suggest that two people armed with pistols came to the venue, said provincial police chief Surinder Pal Singh. "There was a religious congregation over here and they lobbed a grenade," Singh added.

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