VIENNA — Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple Sunday in a brawl, killing one preacher and leaving at least 15 people wounded, police and witnesses said. A related clash broke out in northern India.
Witnesses said a group of bearded and turbaned men attacked the religious leaders at the temple in Austria’s capital and their followers moved to defend them.
The preachers were among the six people who suffered serious wounds. Police said preacher Sant Rama Nand died in hospital shortly after being operated on for his wounds.
A worshiper said the temple is run by followers of Shri Guru Ravidas, a 14th-century founder of a Sikh sect called Dera Sach Khand.
In India, fighting between mainstream Sikhs and followers of the guru broke out in Jalandhar several hours after the Vienna clash.
