US condemns attack on Sikh man
The Embassy in United State on Sunday condemned the attack on a Sikh man in Washington.
New Delhi, March 5: The US embassy here on Sunday condemned the attack on a Sikh man who was injured in firing by a gunman in Washington. "Saddened by the shooting in Washington. Wishes for quick and full recovery. As @POTUS (President of the US) said, we condemn 'hate and evil in all its forms'," MaryKay Loss Carlson, Chargé d'Affaires at US Embassy, tweeted.
The 39-year-old Sikh, who was hit in the arm, survived the Friday night attack, the third shooting of an Indian-origin man in the last 10 days. The victim, who has not been named, was working on his car in front of his house in Kent city of Washington state when the gunman described as white, opened fire at him, the police said.
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Sikh
man
shot
at
in
Seattle
after
being
told
to
go
back
to
his
own
country]
On
Thursday
night,
Indian-origin
businessman
Harnish
Patel
was
shot
dead
outside
his
home
at
Lancaster
in
South
Carolina.
The
incident
happened
after
Indian
engineer
Srinivas
Kuchibhotla
was
shot
dead
at
a
bar
in
Kansas
city
on
February
22.
IANS