By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has condemned the shooting and killing of six persons at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin on 6th Aug. and called it an inhuman and atrocious act. The Jamaat also condemned burning of a mosque in Joplin area of Missouri on the same day. Leader of India’s largest Muslim organization has urged President Barack Obama to take strong steps against such fanatic acts.
Secretary General of Jamaat Mr. Nusrat Ali on Thursday called these attacks “an act of oppression and terrorism.” Expressing his concern, he said: “In a country like America, which swears by democracy, this attitude of targeting the places of worship of other religions is improper and unacceptable.”
Jamaat leader demanded Obama administration to take strong steps against “such fanatic acts so that an end can be put to conspiracies to promote hate between followers of different religions.”
Seven people, including a gunman, died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on 6th Aug. On the same day, a mosque in Joplin area, southwest Missouri was destroyed in fire. It was the second fire incident at the mosque in one month. Last incident took place on 4th July. According to Washington Post daily, FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms together have about 30 investigators working to determine the cause of fire at the mosque. The investigators reportedly said it will take a few days to determine if the fire at the mosque was arson. The US has declared attack at the Sikh temple as a terrorist act.