The Sikh Community of 乌鸦传媒楤C乌鸦传媒�/Salish Land is claiming Sunday乌鸦传媒檚 assassination of Guru Nanak Gurdwara president Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in the temple parking lot was an 乌鸦传媒渁ct of Indian government-orchestrated terrorism on Canadian soil,乌鸦传媒� but homicide investigators have yet to identify a suspect or possible motive.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has not yet confirmed the victim乌鸦传媒檚 name. It is holding a presser at the Surrey RCMP detachment building in Newton this afternoon.

乌鸦传媒淎ny information I have I will be able to relay then,乌鸦传媒� Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said.

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Pierotti declined to comment on the tweet Monday morning.

The president of one of Canada's most prominent places of worship, a BC registered non profit society, was assassinated in broad daylight yesterday. This was an act of Indian government-orchestrated terrorism on Canadian soil.

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Police were called to the parking lot of the temple, in the 7000-block of Scott Road in Newton, at 8:27 p.m. and found the victim in his truck, suffering from 乌鸦传媒渁pparent乌鸦传媒� gun shot wounds. He died at the scene.

Surrey RCMP Staff Sgt. Tyner Gillies said police are looking for video footage.

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