Hindu Temple Vandalised With Bricks In US, Devotees Were Present Inside
A Hindu temple in Ohio was vandalized with bricks while devotees were inside, prompting calls for action from advocacy groups like CoHNA and HAF. The incident is being treated as a potential hate crime amid rising concerns over anti-Hindu rhetoric in the United States.
Why it matters
The attack underscores growing concerns regarding religious intolerance and the safety of minority communities in the US.
A Hindu temple in Ohio's Greater Cleveland area in US was vandalised with bricks, causing damage to the building and shattering its windows, a US-based Hindu advocacy group said.According to the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), the incident took place on Friday afternoon when priests and some devotees were inside the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Vadtaldham. It, however, did not report whether anyone was injured.The organisation urged Richmond Heights Mayor Kim Thomas and city authorities to condemn the incident and called for swift police action."We call upon Mayor Kim Thomas and @RichmondHtsOH to condemn such bigotry and @PoliceRichmond to take swift action against the perpetrator," it wrote in a post on X.#Breaking: This afternoon, in a fresh incident of Hinduphobia, the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Vadtaldham, in the greater Cleveland area, Ohio, was attacked and vandalized with bricks, shattering widows while priests and some devotees were inside.This comes…
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