'We condemn the threat of any violence, extremism': US on attack on Hindu temples

The United States condemns any sort of violence and extremism, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said. He said that religious pluralism is one of the core values of the US and stressed that Washington condemns any movement that seeks to carry out acts with a different vision.

In response to a question regarding Khalistani elements threat to Hindus and attacks on Hindu Temples, Ned Price said, "We condemn any form of violence, we condemn the threat of violence, any form of violence, extremism. This is a country that has always had at its core key values, one of those is religious pluralism, tolerance for people of all faiths or no faith that is a principle that we uphold and respect. We condemn any individual or movement that seeks to carry out and acts with a different vision.