US police kill knife-wielding man at Sikh temple

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WASHINGTON: A man wielding a meat cleaver in a Sikh temple was shot and killed by police in the midwestern state of Ohio early Thursday after refusing to heed warnings to drop the weapon, authorities said.

Before dawn, members of the temple in Bedford, Ohio flagged down police and said a man was in the building with a knife. Police went into the temple to investigate.

"Almost immediately the subject came down some steps, around a corner towards the officer with a meat cleaver," the Bedford police department said in a statement.

"The subject failed to stop and drop the meat cleaver and was shot by the officer."

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer daily identified the man as Ravinder Nijjar, 44, who occasionally worshipped at the temple. Police said he was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after the shooting.

Bedford Police Chief Gregory Duber told the daily police were still investigating the incident.

"I'm not sure why he went there and what was going on," he said. "He just showed up with a knife. We'll talk to the other members and his family and try to figure it out."
 

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A 2004 feud among temple members led to fist fights and brought police to the location 11 times in nine months. Factions disagreed over how to run the temple and whether leaders should wear beards and turbans.Is there any sant saphi left in sikhism ?
 
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