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Violent Sikh extremism spread to Canada following [[Operation Blue Star]], with Canadian Sikh radicals making public pledges to kill Hindus.[{{Cite book |last=Pupcenoks |first=Juris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7A0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |title=Western Muslims and Conflicts Abroad: Conflict Spillovers to Diasporas |date=2015-12-07 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-42632-5 |pages=15 |language=en|quote=Following the 1984 Operation Blue Star in India, violent Sikh extremism spread quickly to Canada. Canadian Sikh radicals publically pleged to kill Hindus and violently confronted members of the Canadian Sikh community twice in 1985.}}] Former [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]] agent Bob Burgoyne stated that Sikh extremists threatened to kill thousands of Hindus by various means, including bombing [[Air India]] flights.[{{Cite web |last=BUREAU |first=Richard Brennan OTTAWA |date=2007-05-22 |title=Sikh anger surprised CSIS |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/sikh-anger-surprised-csis/article_02600aa9-0b8b-5266-bc64-11c34720166c.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}] |
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Violent Sikh extremism spread to Canada following [[Operation Blue Star]], with Canadian Sikh radicals making public pledges to kill Hindus.[{{Cite book |last=Pupcenoks |first=Juris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7A0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |title=Western Muslims and Conflicts Abroad: Conflict Spillovers to Diasporas |date=2015-12-07 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-42632-5 |pages=15 |language=en|quote=Following the 1984 Operation Blue Star in India, violent Sikh extremism spread quickly to Canada. Canadian Sikh radicals publically pleged to kill Hindus and violently confronted members of the Canadian Sikh community twice in 1985.}}] Former [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]] agent Bob Burgoyne stated that Sikh extremists threatened to kill thousands of Hindus by various means, including bombing [[Air India]] flights.[{{Cite web |last=BUREAU |first=Richard Brennan OTTAWA |date=2007-05-22 |title=Sikh anger surprised CSIS |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/sikh-anger-surprised-csis/article_02600aa9-0b8b-5266-bc64-11c34720166c.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}] |
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*In 1984, Ajaib Singh Bagri, a man accused of playing a role in the [[Air India bombing]], declared "Until we kill 50,000 Hindus, we will not rest" at the founding convention of the [[World Sikh Organization]].[{{Cite web |date=2009-06-01 |title=CBC News In Depth: Sikh politics in Canada |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sikh-politics-canada/index.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601022355/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sikh-politics-canada/index.html |archive-date=2009-06-01 }}][{{Cite news |date=2003-12-02 |title=Air-India accused rallied Sikhs to kill Hindus |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-india-accused-rallied-sikhs-to-kill-hindus/article1169715/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |language=en-CA |quote="They say Hindus are our brothers. Many have said that," Mr. Bagri said at the rally. "But I give you my most solemn assurance. Until we kill 50,000 Hindus, we will not rest." }}] |
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*In 1984, Ajaib Singh Bagri, a Canadian-Sikh man accused of playing a role in the [[Air India bombing]], declared "Until we kill 50,000 Hindus, we will not rest" at the founding convention of the [[World Sikh Organization]].[{{Cite web |date=2009-06-01 |title=CBC News In Depth: Sikh politics in Canada |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sikh-politics-canada/index.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601022355/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sikh-politics-canada/index.html |archive-date=2009-06-01 }}][{{Cite news |date=2003-12-02 |title=Air-India accused rallied Sikhs to kill Hindus |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-india-accused-rallied-sikhs-to-kill-hindus/article1169715/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |language=en-CA |quote="They say Hindus are our brothers. Many have said that," Mr. Bagri said at the rally. "But I give you my most solemn assurance. Until we kill 50,000 Hindus, we will not rest." }}] |
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*In 2013, a Hindu temple in [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] had three windows smashed. A baseball bat found there after the attack had Sikh markings.[{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-hindu-temple-vandals-caught-on-camera-1.1385319|title=Surrey Hindu temple vandals caught on camera|date=24 June 2013 |work=cbc.ca}}] |
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*In 2013, a Hindu temple in [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] had three windows smashed. A baseball bat found there after the attack had Sikh markings.[{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-hindu-temple-vandals-caught-on-camera-1.1385319|title=Surrey Hindu temple vandals caught on camera|date=24 June 2013 |work=cbc.ca}}] |
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*In 2022, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Toronto was defaced with anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti.[{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=India Today Web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Hindu temple in Canada defaced with anti-India graffiti, high commission calls for strong action |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/hindu-baps-swaminarayan-mandir-canada-defaced-with-anti-india-graffiti-high-commission-calls-for-strong-action-2000549-2022-09-15 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2022-09-15 |title=Anti-India graffiti on Swaminarayan temple in Toronto; India raises issue with Canada |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/anti-india-graffiti-on-swaminarayan-temple-in-toronto-india-raises-issue-with-canada/article65893305.ece |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}] |
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*In 2022, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Toronto was defaced with anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti.[{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=India Today Web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Hindu temple in Canada defaced with anti-India graffiti, high commission calls for strong action |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/hindu-baps-swaminarayan-mandir-canada-defaced-with-anti-india-graffiti-high-commission-calls-for-strong-action-2000549-2022-09-15 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2022-09-15 |title=Anti-India graffiti on Swaminarayan temple in Toronto; India raises issue with Canada |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/anti-india-graffiti-on-swaminarayan-temple-in-toronto-india-raises-issue-with-canada/article65893305.ece |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}] |
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