Pakistan: Hindu temple attacked with rocket launchers in Sindh's Kashmore

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Kashmore during the early hours of Sunday. This is the second such incident of vandalism of a Hindu place of worship in less than 24 hours. The first incident took place in Karachi when the Hindu community on Saturday woke up to find the old Mari Mata Temple Soldier Bazaar had been razed to the ground, the Dawn reported.

In Kashmore, the assailants attacked the temple and the adjoining homes belonging to Hindus under the jurisdiction of the Ghouspur police station. They fired indiscriminately at the temples and homes. After the firing noise, a police unit led by Kashmore-Kandhkot SSP Irfan Sammo reached the scene.

The police official said that the dacoits fired «rocket launchers» at the place of worship. Fortunately, the temple was closed during the attack. The police official added that the temple opens annually for religious services conducted by the Bagri community, the Dawn reported.

Dawn is a PakistEnglish-language newspaper that was launched in 1941. «The suspects fled from the scene after the attack. Police are conducting a search operation in the area,» he said.

SSP Sammo estimated that there were eight to nine gunmen, whom they were tracking in the riverine areas. Meanwhile, Suresh, a member of the Bagri community, said that the «rocket launchers» fired by the dacoits failed to explode, resulting in no loss of life, the Dawn reported. He called on the police to protect the community, saying the incident had left the residents in panic.