美國錫克寺廟發生槍擊案七人喪生

Authorities in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin say a shooting at a Sikh temple Sunday morning in the city of Oak Creek, in the suburbs of Milwaukee, left seven people dead, including the gunman. Three people were wounded in the attack.

Police have described the suspect as a white male in his 40s, but have given no details or mentioned a possible motive. The local police chief said an officer exchanged fire with the gunman outside the temple and killed him.

Sunday evening, law enforcement officers extended their investigation of the shooting to a neighborhood in nearby Cudahy. They surrounded a duplex and evacuated several homes.

Officials say the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in the investigation because the shooting might be an act of domestic terrorism.

President Barack Obama said he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the shooting. He called the governor of Wisconsin, the mayor of the town and the trustee of the Sikh temple to express his condolences.

The Indian embassy in Washington says it has dispatched an Indian diplomat to visit the temple.美國北部的威斯康辛州有關當局說，密爾沃基郊外橡樹溪市一座錫克廟宇星期天上午發生的槍擊事件導致七人喪生，槍手也在其中，在槍擊中另有三人受傷。

警方說，涉案嫌疑人是一名40多歲的白人，但沒有提供更多細節，也沒有提及可能的作案動機。當地警方負責人說，一名警察與槍手在寺廟外交火，擊斃了槍手。

星期天晚間，執法機構官員將調查範圍擴大到附近的卡德希街區。他們包圍了一座公寓樓，並疏散了幾戶人家。

有關官員們說，聯邦調查局已經介入，因爲這可能是一起國內恐怖主義事件。

美國總統奧巴馬錶示他對這個槍擊案深感悲痛。奧巴馬總統給威斯康辛州州長、當地市長和錫克廟的理事打了電話，表達了他的哀悼之意。

印度駐華盛頓大使館表示，已經派出一名印度外交官前往這所廟宇。