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Germany: 3 teens on trail; accuse of jihadist bomb attack on Indian wedding

All three extremists of 16 years-old at the time, allegedly set off a home-made bomb in April outside a prayer hall where a Sikh wedding was taking place, also leaving two others with lesser injuries.

Dec 07, 2016, 18:43 PM IST

Germany gurudwara attack: Third suspect arrested from Essen railway station

Police gave no further details, but media reports identified the third man arrested as jihadist Tolga I, a seventeen-year-old jihadist and sympathiser of Islamic State (IS) terror group.

May 05, 2016, 17:40 PM IST

Germany gurdwara blast: Police hunt for 2 men, reward announced

Police are on the lookout for two men suspected of planting a bomb in a backpack that caused an explosion at a gurdwara in Germany's western city of Essen with authorities announcing a reward of 5,000 euros for information leading to their arrests.

Apr 21, 2016, 12:21 PM IST

Germany sets up special commission to probe gurdwara explosion

A special commission has been set up by Germany's western city of Essen for a thorough probe into the gurdwara explosion in which three persons were injured, even as India's Consul General in Frankfurt visited the Sikh community and held talks with authorities.

Apr 18, 2016, 13:59 PM IST

Explosion injures 3 at Sikh temple in western Germany

German police say three people have been injured in an apparently deliberate explosion at a Sikh temple in the western city of Essen.

Apr 17, 2016, 02:15 AM IST