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Gun Battle in Vienna Temple Wounds 6

Shooters stormed into temple with knives, gun

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(Newser) – A mid-afternoon shootout between members of two families at an Indian religious temple in Vienna left nine people seriously injured, Reuters reports. Authorities arrested six men who barged into the Sikh temple with knives and a gun. The men, who number among the wounded, apparently were extremists who opposed the teachings of the preacher, the BBC adds.

At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.
At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.   (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.
At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.   (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.
At least six people have been seriously injured after a fight inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna.   (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
A policeman stands in front of a house in Vienna's Rudolfsheim district, housing an Indian temple, in which a shooting took place.
A policeman stands in front of a house in Vienna's Rudolfsheim district, housing an Indian temple, in which a shooting took place.   (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
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SPH
May 24, 09 1:29 PM CDT
Another fine example of a loving and peaceful religion..... Reply
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May 24, 09 6:52 PM CDT
loving and peaceful religions.....an oxymoron.
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