India, March 15 -- An explosion took place outside Thakur Dwara Temple in Amritsar's Khandwala area in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.

Though no one was injured, the explosion damaged walls and shattered window panes of the temple. Panic gripped the area.

CCTV footage of the incident shows two unidentified, masked men came to the temple located on Shershah Suri road on a motorcycle. After waiting for a few seconds, one of them threw the explosive towards the temple at 12.45am. Both of them fled on the two-wheeler immediately thereafter.

Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the temple priest informed the police about the blast after which he and other senior officials rushed to the spot. Investigation is unde...