Some Greek Sikhs Scared to Attend Gurdwara After Multiple Racist Attacks

MARATHON, Greece—Two Gurdwaras in Greece were attacked this past Sunday, September 21, 2014. The attack took place in the early morning hours of Amrit Vela around 3:30am. Local sevadars were showering and getting ready for the weekly program when they heard loud gunshots and windows breaking.

The shocking part about this incident is that two separate Gurdwaras were attacked, both in Greece, and both in the early morning hours of Amrit Vela. The first Gurdwara that was attacked was Sri Dasmesh Singh Sabha around 3:30am and the second Gurdwara was Bhagat Ravidas Ji Gurdwara around 3:45am. Both of the Gurdwaras were severely damaged as windows and doors were shot up and broken.

“I was just finishing up taking a shower when I heard loud gun shots and windows breaking. I quickly made my way upstairs to see what was happening and all I saw were broken glass windows and bullet marks on the walls,” said the head Granthi of Sri Dasmesh Singh Sabha.

“Fortunately no one was hurt during these attacks on the two Gurdwaras and no harm was done to Guru Sahib as well, but the fact that whoever did this didn’t care about shooting at a place of worship where there could have been people in the Gurdwara is just wrong and they should be brought to justice,” said Kam Singh, reporting for Sikh Channel.

This is the second time in two years that Sri Dasmesh Singh Sabha Gurdwara was attacked and the people who had attacked the Gurdwara previously were never found. The cameras around the Gurdwara weren’t able to catch the criminals but local law enforcement are investigating and trying to figure out who attacked this time.

“We as a Sikh community are good with the diverse community around us, we are shocked that someone would attack our place of worship,” said Harpreet Singh. Some Local Sangat members say that they are scared to come to the Gurdwara now as this is the second time the Gurdwara has been attacked and they feel the police aren’t taking this case seriously.

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