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Ohio Hindu temple hit by bricks, windows shattered

17 sourcesUpdated 3 Oct 2026, 8:17 am Coverage regionsGlobal · International
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Two advocacy groups said a Hindu temple in the Greater Cleveland area of Ohio was vandalised with bricks on Friday afternoon.

Priests and devotees were inside when the alleged attack shattered window panes.

The temple was described as the Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham Hindu Mandir in Richmond Heights, Ohio.

No injuries were reported in the accounts supplied.

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Advocacy groups urged authorities to investigate the incident as a possible hate crime and said surveillance footage is available.

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The reporting broadly agrees that a Hindu temple in Ohio was hit by bricks and that priests and devotees were inside at the time. The accounts also say authorities have been urged to review the incident as a possible hate crime.

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What remains unclear is the suspect and motive, which have not been publicly confirmed in the supplied reports. The available accounts also leave the final findings of any local or federal investigation unresolved.

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Devotees inside, Hindu temple vandalised, windows shattered in US's Ohio

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Two US-based advocacy groups reported that a Hindu temple in the Greater Cleveland area of Ohio was vandalised with bricks on Friday afternoon. The Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America stated that priests and devotees were inside during the alleged attack, which shattered window panes. The groups have called on local authorities and the FBI to investigate the incident as a hate crime.

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Hindu Temple In US' Ohio Vandalised In Broad-Daylight Brick Attack While Priests And Devotees Were Inside

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The Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham Hindu Mandir in Richmond Heights, Ohio, suffered significant property damage when perpetrators hurled bricks at the building during a broad-daylight attack. Priests and devotees were inside the temple during the incident, but no injuries were reported. Local authorities are reviewing surveillance footage while advocacy groups have urged officials to investigate the matter as a potential hate crime.

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Ohio Hindu Temple Attack: Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham Mandir Attacked With Bricks, Windows Shattered As…

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A Hindu temple in Richmond Heights, Ohio, was attacked with bricks on Friday afternoon, resulting in shattered windows while priests and devotees were inside. According to Hindu advocacy organisations like the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America, surveillance footage is available and authorities have been notified, though no suspect has been publicly named or motive confirmed.