WASHINGTON - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy organisation, has expressed solidarity with the Sikh community after four members of that faith were murdered in a mass shooting at an office of FedEx, an American delivery services company, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Four of the eight killed were Sikh, according to police.
“We offer sincere condolences and prayers at this time of tragedy and express our solidarity with the Sikh community as it seeks to mourn and heal, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement.
Maninder Singh Walia, a member of the Sikh community in Indianapolis, told CNN, "Our community has a long road of healing physically, mentally and spiritually to recover from this tragedy."