CAIR-LA Condemns Shooting at North Hollywood Synagogue

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Greater Los Angeles Area
office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned
a shooting incident in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue in
which two worshipers were injured. The worshipers are reported to be
hospitalized in good condition.

A motive for the shooting has yet to be established, but a bias motive is
being investigated.

SEE: Police Search for Gunman in North Hollywood Synagogue Shooting
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/synagogue-shooting-1.html

In a statement, CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush said:

"We condemn this attack near the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox
synagogue in the strongest possible terms and offer our prayers for the
victims and their families.

"No worshiper -- whether Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, or other
-- should be made to feel unsafe or intimidated at a house of worship. We also
appreciate the LAPD's investigation and enhanced security in response to the
attack."

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization.
Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue,
protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that
promote justice and mutual understanding.

CONTACT: CAIR-LA Communications Manager Munira Syeda, 714-776-1847,
714-851-4851, E-Mail: info@losangeles.cair.com

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations

Munira Syeda, CAIR-LA Communications Manager, +1-714-776-1847,
+1-714-851-4851, info@losangeles.cair.com