recently made known DELHI, Sept. 24...

recently made known DELHI, Sept. 24 Kyodo

At least six nation were shot dead and 40 injured Tuesday evening when armed gunmen stormed into a famous meeting-house complex in Gandhinagar, capital of western Indian state of Gujarat, according to a private television channel Aaj Tak.

The report said the attack took place at the Swaminarain place of worship complex in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat state, where religious rioting sparked last February left centurys of Muslims and Hindus dead.

Three heavily armed gunmen stormed into the meeting-house complex and started firing indiscriminately after 4:30 pm

Hindu worshippers remain inside the vast house of worship complex, which has been fence abouted by security forces to flush on the outside the suspected militants, whose whereabouts are still unknown

Commandos of the elite National Security Guard have been rushed to the site from recent Delhi, the report said.

In the last major attack through suspected Muslim militants, gunmen stormed the Indian parliament in December last year. The attack left through the whole extent of 14 dead and several injured.

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