两个美国倡导团体称，俄亥俄州大克利夫兰地区的一座印度教寺庙遭砖块破坏。
A Hindu temple in Ohio's Greater Cleveland area was vandalised with bricks, two US-based advocacy groups claimed.
据印度裔美国人基金会和北美印度教联盟（CoHNA）称，位于郊区城市里士满高地的斯瓦米纳拉扬印度教瓦德萨尔庙在袭击中窗户玻璃被打碎。这些团体称，事件发生在周五下午。CoHNA表示，袭击发生时，多名祭司和一些信徒正在寺庙内。
Window panes were shattered in the alleged attack targeting the Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Vadthaldham in the suburban city of Richmond Heights, according to the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA).The incident took place on Friday afternoon, the groups said. Multiple priests and some devotees were inside the temple when the attack took place, CoHNA said.
该印度教倡导组织在X上将此事件描述为“新一起恐惧印度教事件”，并写道：“这发生在俄亥俄州的印度教徒开始庆祝印度教遗产月、并在不到10天内通过九夜节崇拜神圣女性之际。”
Describing the incident as "a fresh incident of Hinduphobia," the Hindu advocacy group wrote on X: "This comes as Hindus in Ohio begin celebrating Hindu Heritage Month and honor the Divine Feminine through Navratri in less than 10 days."
它进一步敦促当地市长金·托马斯谴责“这种偏执”，并敦促警方迅速采取行动对付涉事人员。
It further urged the local mayor, Kim Thomas, to condemn "such bigotry" and the police department to take swift action against those involved in the incident.
同时，印度裔美国人基金会表示，执法部门正在审查现场的闭路电视录像。它还表示，联邦调查局和美国司法部民权处已被告知该事件。
Meanwhile, the Hindu American Foundation said the CCTV footage from the scene was being reviewed by law enforcement authorities. It also said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice were being alerted about the incident."
印度裔美国人基金会在X上的帖子中表示：“这起可能的仇恨犯罪发生在针对印度裔美国人社区前所未有的仇恨和恶毒攻击之际，我们要求执法部门将抓捕肇事者作为首要任务。”
它还呼吁政府机构和民选代表“公开且明确地谴责”针对印度裔和印度裔美国人社区的仇恨言论。
This possible hate crime comes at a time of unprecedented hate & vitriol directed at the Hindu American community, and we ask that law enforcement make apprehending the perpetrator(s) a top priority," the Hindu American Foundation said in a post on X.It also called on government agencies and elected representatives to "publicly & unequivocally condemn hateful rhetoric" against Indian and Hindu American communities.- Ends