Video - Golden temple massacre anniversary: Twelve injured in sword fight between Sikhs

Twelve people were wounded on Friday as members of a Sikh group brandishing swords and wooden sticks clashed with guards at the Sikhs' holiest shrine in India

The clash occurred during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the storming of the shrine by the Indian army in June 1984 in the northern city of Amritsar, said a Golden Temple management spokesperson.

The spokesperson said supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal, led by Simranjeet Singh Mann, turned violent and then were chased away by temple guards.

They were shouting slogans for an independent homeland for the Sikhs.

The 1984 Indian army operation to establish control over the shrine was one of the most contentious episodes in India's battle against Sikh separatists in the 1980s.

The attack outraged Sikhs and led to a catastrophic breakdown in communal relations. More here.