A Khalistan-linked group has now claimed responsibility for the blast near the BSF headquarters in Jalandhar. In a chilling poster, the group has threatened more violence while invoking “revenge” for a police encounter. Scroll down.

Jalandhar blast: Khalistan Liberation Army claims responsibility; threatens to 'shed so much blood that everything will look red'

A powerful explosion took place on Friday night at a temple in India's Amritsar City in the state of Punjab, shattering the window panes and also damaging its walls. CCTV images of the moment of the attack that have gone viral on social media showed two bike-borne masked men stopping briefly and then lobbing an object towards the temple before fleeing from the spot.

Amritsar Temple: Explosion rocks Thakur Dwara Temple; police suspect ISI link

Another low-intensity explosion, the third in less than a week, was reported on Thursday near Guru Ram Dass Inn, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple, which is one of the holiest Sikh shrines in the northern state of Punjab in India.

India: Third blast near Golden Temple at Punjab’s Amritsar in a week, five arrested

Condemning the Amritsar grenade blast in which three people were killed and 20 injured on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday underscored the need to plug security loopholes.

Security loopholes need to be plugged: Rijiju on Amritsar blast

Breaking: 3 Dead, 10 Injured In Grenade Attack At Prayer Hall In Amritsar

Three persons were killed and at least 10 injured in a grenade attack on a prayer hall brimming with around 200 devotees on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The attack occurred during a religious gathering of the Nirankari sect at Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar's Rajasansi, which is close to the international airport.

3 dead, several injured in grenade attack on prayer hall at Amritsar's Rajasansi

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