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August 13, 2012

Sikh Temple Reopens in Wisconsin Following Neo-Nazi Attack 
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Sikh worshipers in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, held their first official
service Sunday since a neo-Nazi attacked the temple killing six people.
Hundreds of Sikhs came from across the country to take part in the
service. Two days earlier, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke before
thousands of people at a memorial service in Oak Creek.

Eric Holder: "Unfortunately for the Sikh community, this sort of
violence has become all too common in recent years. In the recent past,
too many Sikhs have been targeted and victimized simply because of who
they are, how they look and what they believe. It is wrong, it is
unacceptable and it will not be tolerated."

 

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