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Khalistan supporters try to incite violence at Indian embassy in Washington; Secret Service, police foil their bid – Times of India
WASHINGTON: A bunch of Khalistan supporters gathered in entrance of the Indian mission right here and lots of of their audio system tried to incite violence, however well timed intervention by an alert US Secret Service and native police prevented a repeat of London and San Francisco incidents of vandalism on the mission.
Separatist Sikhs, who gathered exterior the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington DC on Saturday, heralded abusive language and overtly threatened Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The Ambassador was not within the embassy on the time of the protest.
A few of the audio system have been seen inciting fellow protestors to take pleasure in violence and break the home windows and glasses of the constructing throughout the highway.
Of their speeches, many of the protestors have been seen attempting to incite violence not solely in India however right here as properly, together with bodily injury to the Indian Embassy property.
Sensing that issues would possibly go uncontrolled, the Secret Service and the native police rapidly introduced in reinforcement and extra forces have been deployed and at the very least three police vans have been positioned in entrance of the Embassy.
At one level of time, 5 protesters rapidly crossed the highway and have been about to interrupt into the short-term marker of the embassy property close to the pole unfurling the tricolour earlier than they have been requested to depart.
Secret Service personnel, who have been intently watching this, very quickly rushed to the spot and requested the protesters to return to the designated protest space, earlier than any untoward incident might occur.
It appeared that the protesters had come ready to do one thing related like damaging Indian properties on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and the Indian Excessive Fee in London.
This PTI reporter noticed separatists bringing two bundles of wood sticks that have been saved within the park that has the standing of Mahatma Gandhi in entrance of the embassy.
The wood sticks have been just like these which have been used to interrupt the door and home windows and smash the glasses of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Whereas one bundle was used to show the separatist flag, the opposite bundle of about 20 sticks was saved apart.
Separatist Sikhs, who gathered exterior the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington DC on Saturday, heralded abusive language and overtly threatened Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The Ambassador was not within the embassy on the time of the protest.
A few of the audio system have been seen inciting fellow protestors to take pleasure in violence and break the home windows and glasses of the constructing throughout the highway.
Of their speeches, many of the protestors have been seen attempting to incite violence not solely in India however right here as properly, together with bodily injury to the Indian Embassy property.
Sensing that issues would possibly go uncontrolled, the Secret Service and the native police rapidly introduced in reinforcement and extra forces have been deployed and at the very least three police vans have been positioned in entrance of the Embassy.
At one level of time, 5 protesters rapidly crossed the highway and have been about to interrupt into the short-term marker of the embassy property close to the pole unfurling the tricolour earlier than they have been requested to depart.
Secret Service personnel, who have been intently watching this, very quickly rushed to the spot and requested the protesters to return to the designated protest space, earlier than any untoward incident might occur.
It appeared that the protesters had come ready to do one thing related like damaging Indian properties on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and the Indian Excessive Fee in London.
This PTI reporter noticed separatists bringing two bundles of wood sticks that have been saved within the park that has the standing of Mahatma Gandhi in entrance of the embassy.
The wood sticks have been just like these which have been used to interrupt the door and home windows and smash the glasses of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Whereas one bundle was used to show the separatist flag, the opposite bundle of about 20 sticks was saved apart.