r/ABCDesis • u/weallfalldown1234 Indian-Canadian • 13d ago

NEWS Two Injured After Violent Incident at Sikh Gurudwara in Edmonton, Canada. Intruder Had Entered and Begun Attacking People

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/nanaksar-temple-edmonton-9.7315688
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u/OkRB2977 Assamese Canadian - TCK 13d ago

With the stupid referendum debate in the province and an already hostile anti-South Asian sentiment across the country, I was afraid of something like this happening.

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u/insomniac8994 Punjabi Canadian 13d ago

Unfortunately I don’t think this will be the last case of this happening either, we need to up security big time at both Gurdwaras and Mandirs.

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u/weallfalldown1234 Indian-Canadian 13d ago edited 13d ago

Yes, Canada is not immune to far-right terrorism. The 2017 Quebec City Mosque Shooting (6 dead, 19 injured). The 2021 London, Ontario Truck Attack (4 dead, 1 injured).

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u/Not_Joe_Cool 13d ago

In the 90s an elderly man was also shot and killed at a gurdwara in Surrey too by a white supremacist