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Indian lawmakers voice anger at U.S. Sikh temple shooting
NEW DELHI — Indian lawmakers voiced anger on Thursday over the killings of six people by a gunman in a Sikh temple in the mid-western US state of Wisconsin. The killings are blamed on Wade Michael Page, a singer in a neo-Nazi punk band, who opened fire on the worshippers…
Fox News anchor asks about ‘anti-Semitic acts’ against Sikhs
Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett on Sunday asked the nephew of a victim of the Sikh temple shooting whether there had been any “anti-Semitic acts” against the Sikh community. “Had there been to your knowledge any prior acts of violence against members of the temple, any anti-Semitic acts against the…
Secretary Clinton offers condolences to Indian government after Sikh temple shooting
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called her Indian counterpart Monday after a man attacked a Sikh temple in Wisconsin killing six people before being shot dead himself, a US official said. Clinton, who is on a visit to South Africa, spoke with Indian Foreign Minister S.M Krishna a day…
Pat Robertson: Sikh temple massacre because ‘atheists hate God’
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday reviewed the case of a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that left at least seven dead and came to the conclusion that places of worship were being attacked because “people who are atheists, they hate God.” Robertson opened Monday’s 700 Club broadcast with…
WATCH LIVE: Details on Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Authorities held a press conference on Monday to discuss the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The shooter, reportedly 40-year-old Army veteran Wade Michael Page, was shot dead by police after he shot six and held many others hostage in a temple on Sunday. Page reportedly served from April…
Indian PM ‘deeply shocked’ by Wisconsin temple shooting
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced shock Monday at the killing of worshippers at a Sikh temple in the U.S., while Sikh leaders suggested American Muslims may have been the intended target. “I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the shooting incident that has resulted in the loss…
Sikh temple gunman had a 9/11 tattoo
More information is coming out about what led the FBI to declare Sunday’s Sikh temple shooting an act of domestic terrorism. According to the Los Angeles Times, tattoos plus “certain biographical details” were the source of that conclusion. A representative of the Sikh congregation, Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, told CNN that…
Police: Seven dead in Sikh temple shooting, including gunman
Update: During a press conference at 4:00 PM CDT, Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards announced that the incident is being treated as a case of domestic terrorism and that the FBI and ATF will be involved in the investigation. He also clarified earlier reports by explaining that the first…
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