Firebomb attack on Hindu temple in New York
New York: Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, a man in a hooded sweatshirt drove up to a home in Queens which houses a small Hindu temple and stepped out holding a glass bottle.
The man threw the bottle - transformed into a Molotov cocktail by the addition of flammable liquid and a wick - toward the window of the temple.
No one was injured in any of the incidents, according to officials.
Ramesh Maharaj, 62, a Hindu priest who lives in the house, rushed from his bed to the lawn and found the bottle burning harmlessly.
The New York police say this small temple was one of four sites firebombed in Jamaica on Sunday night. Assisted by federal and state authorities, the police are investigating the firebombings as possible bias attacks. A security camera captured the attack on the temple.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the attacks unacceptable and said authorities are investigating the incidents.
"No matter what the motivation was of the individual who threw Molotov cocktails in Queens last night, his actions stand in stark contrast to the New York City of today that we've built together," Bloomberg said in a statement.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said such attacks have no place in "our open and inclusive society and we must do all we can to ensure New York remains a safe and tolerant place for all."
The Queens attacks occurred in one of the more diverse stretches of the city's most diverse borough. Once predominantly black, this neighborhood has had influxes of immigrants from many parts of the world.
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