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This attack must NOT go unpunished.

They must be dealt with severely.

Anyone with any information must post/update it to this topic immedietly.

Its bout 4 hours away from London. Are there any people on here from the grimsby area?

I will attempt to contact the Gurdwara and find out if there has been any past problems which may provide a clue to who was responsible!

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A Sikh man has been injured by a petrol bomb that was hurled at the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Gurdwara in Grimsby, on Saturday

58 year-old Kirpal Singh was out side the Sikh Gurdwara on Albert Street West in Grimsby when a glass bottle containing a flammable substance was thrown over the alleyway wall.

The bottle erupted and the flames engulfed Kirpal Singh, Gianni Boota Singh said he was left "disturbed and frightened" after seeing Kirpal "engulfed in flames".

Kirpal was taken to Grimsby's Diana Princess of Wales Hospital and has around 30 blisters on his ankles and lower legs from the flames, he is still in hospital.

“Kirpal Singh foot was badly burnt, fortunately he is doing well, he was visiting the Gurdwara after being allowed by the hospital where he is a patient to visit his place of worship

“Grimsby has only has small Sikh community who sadly have had other incidents where the Gurdwara has been targeted. Eighteen months ago the Nishan Sahib (Holy Flag) was burnt” said Boota Singh.

The Grimsby 35/40 families in Grimsby have had a place of worship since 1994

The Sikh community and the police have appealed for witness to come forward. Kirpal Singh son Harp, 33, also of Grimsby, is also appealing for help to find out who is responsible.

He said: "Whoever did it is a coward – they didn't come round the front. It was lucky it wasn't a Sunday. We can have dozens outside the temple – someone could have been killed.

A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "This incident is being treated very seriously and an investigation is underway."

Witnesses, or anyone with information are being asked to call 0845 60 60 222, quoting log 550 of 26/6/10, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

http://emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=9437

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A Sikh man has been injured by a petrol bomb that was hurled at the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Gurdwara in Grimsby, on Saturday

58 year-old Kirpal Singh was out side the Sikh Gurdwara on Albert Street West in Grimsby when a glass bottle containing a flammable substance was thrown over the alleyway wall.

The bottle erupted and the flames engulfed Kirpal Singh, Gianni Boota Singh said he was left "disturbed and frightened" after seeing Kirpal "engulfed in flames".

Kirpal was taken to Grimsby's Diana Princess of Wales Hospital and has around 30 blisters on his ankles and lower legs from the flames, he is still in hospital.

"Kirpal Singh foot was badly burnt, fortunately he is doing well, he was visiting the Gurdwara after being allowed by the hospital where he is a patient to visit his place of worship

"Grimsby has only has small Sikh community who sadly have had other incidents where the Gurdwara has been targeted. Eighteen months ago the Nishan Sahib (Holy Flag) was burnt" said Boota Singh.

The Grimsby 35/40 families in Grimsby have had a place of worship since 1994

The Sikh community and the police have appealed for witness to come forward. Kirpal Singh son Harp, 33, also of Grimsby, is also appealing for help to find out who is responsible.

He said: "Whoever did it is a coward – they didn't come round the front. It was lucky it wasn't a Sunday. We can have dozens outside the temple – someone could have been killed.

A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "This incident is being treated very seriously and an investigation is underway."

Witnesses, or anyone with information are being asked to call 0845 60 60 222, quoting log 550 of 26/6/10, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

http://emgonline.co....s.php?news=9437

Why hasnt this news story received wider coverage? this is a potential mass murder and terrorist act let alone arson. Sikhs place of worship deliberately targeted a minority community and a man engulfed in flames.

Where are the Sikh federation and other Sikh bodies why arent they making noises and coming out in the press about these hate/terror related incidents?

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Just wondering, I don't think Sikh Channel has covered this incident. Unless I missed the report?...I don't think many people in the wider Uk Sikh community know about this and it does need to be in the Sikh media at the very least..... Forget the mainstream white media as it's "low key" incident for them...

We need to be acutely aware of these kind of attacks that take place on our Gurdwaras in the UK and they are probably likely to take place in areas such as these where the Sikh population is very small

....A couple of weeks ago the nishaan sahib in Milton Keynes Gurdwara was burned down....and we still don't know alot about the huge fires only last year at Bow Gurdwara or Doncaster Gurdwara or Cheetam Hill Gurdwara Manchester..

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We need to knock on the heads of bodies that so called represent us. Where is the sikh human rights organisation? the British sikh federation? the numerous other gurdwara committe's all slient enjoying their barbecues.

If we dont make a fuss about these attacks on the british govt and media then expect more and more. An attack on a Jewish or muslim place of worship and you get govt ministers or MP's on the case why isnt that happening when Sikhs place of worship is attack?

We need to have a strong lobbying and pressure group in this country.

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