May 25, 2009
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A clash between two groups of worshippers of Indian origin in a gurdwara in the Austrian capital left at least 16 people wounded and led to tremors in Jalandhar, where more clashes led to curfew in the entire district.
Police and eyewitnesses said a group of Sikhs armed with knives and at least one gun attacked Sant Niranjan Dass, a preacher, at a rival gurdwara in Vienna.
Mohinder Ram, a worshipper who said he had attended services at the gurdwara for decades, said it is run by followers of Shri Guru Ravidas, a 14th-century founder of a Sikh sect called Dera Sach Khand Ballan. He said the attackers were Sikhs from a gurdwara in another Vienna district.
Witnesses said the fighting erupted between worshippers in a dispute over the sermon.
Police said at least six men attacked the Sant. Other worshippers rushed to his aid, resulting in the melee. Police spokesman Michael T akacs said all six attackers were critical while the wounds of the others were less serious. More people might have been slightly hurt and run out of the gurdwara before police arrived, he said. Takacs said he did not know the motive of the brawl.
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