New Delhi, July 5, SPA -- A shootout between police and unidentified gunmen at a Hindu temple at a disputed religious site in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya ended with six attackers dead and one in custody, a source said. Machine guns and grenades were found with the bodies of the gunmen, CNN quoted district magistrate Markhande Singh as saying. Yashpal Singh, director general of police, described the incident as a suicide attack. Earlier Tuesday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that suspected militants stormed the temple, shooting "indiscriminately" before exchanging fire with police. Security forces cordoned off the area and roads leading to the temple town from Faizabad, and other adjoining districts had been sealed off, sources told PTI.--SPA1117 Local Time 0817 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/274686
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