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SYDNEY, Jan 22, 2010 (AFP) - Australian police were Friday investigating two new assaults against Indians, but again denied that the violence in the northeastern state of Queensland was racially motivated. A 25-year-old man was punched in the head and robbed of his wallet at a phone booth in Brisbane on Thursday night and, in a separate incident early Friday, a taxi driver was hit in the face during an argument with passengers.
He was taken to hospital with facial cuts. New Delhi warned this week that the attacks on Indians could damage bilateral relations, after a spate of incidents in the southern state of Victoria, including the stabbing murder of a young Punjab man. "There's no doubt this has been an issue in the international arena," Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said. "That's why we want to emphasise... that this is a welcoming, tolerant society," he added. "No one endorses any violence against any individual."
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said "all of the available police resources necessary will be investigating these attacks, as they would any attack against anybody in Queensland. "Obviously these attacks have just happened and it's yet to be seen what motivated them," she said. But acting police commissioner Kathy Ryders said there was no evidence to suggest the assaults were targeting Indians. "We are certainly not anticipating further attacks on Indians that would be of a copycat nature," she said.
The incidents come as Indians in the Victorian capital Melbourne prepared to hold a Sunday church service in one of the city's largest cathedrals to pray for peace and protection. "Our hearts go out to the young Indians who have suffered in this country," said Melbourne's Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier. "We well understand the anxiety of their families in India after recent events."Spokesman for Indian students Gautam Gupta said the service was a way to reject violence and racism.
"Despite recent mindless acts of violence we all also give thanks for Australia, for its opportunities, for its welcome to people from other countries and for its values of equality, friendship and celebration of difference," Gupta said. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday urged India to keep the "regrettable" violence in perspective, saying it was not isolated to Indian nationals and should be viewed in the context of "broader incidences of violence".
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SYDNEY, Jan 22, 2010 (AFP) - Australian police were Friday investigating two new assaults against Indians, but again denied that the violence in the northeastern state of Queensland was racially motivated. A 25-year-old man was punched in the head and robbed of his wallet at a phone booth in Brisbane on Thursday night and, in a separate incident early Friday, a taxi driver was hit in the face during an argument with passengers.
He was taken to hospital with facial cuts. New Delhi warned this week that the attacks on Indians could damage bilateral relations, after a spate of incidents in the southern state of Victoria, including the stabbing murder of a young Punjab man. "There's no doubt this has been an issue in the international arena," Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said. "That's why we want to emphasise... that this is a welcoming, tolerant society," he added. "No one endorses any violence against any individual."
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said "all of the available police resources necessary will be investigating these attacks, as they would any attack against anybody in Queensland. "Obviously these attacks have just happened and it's yet to be seen what motivated them," she said. But acting police commissioner Kathy Ryders said there was no evidence to suggest the assaults were targeting Indians. "We are certainly not anticipating further attacks on Indians that would be of a copycat nature," she said.
The incidents come as Indians in the Victorian capital Melbourne prepared to hold a Sunday church service in one of the city's largest cathedrals to pray for peace and protection. "Our hearts go out to the young Indians who have suffered in this country," said Melbourne's Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier. "We well understand the anxiety of their families in India after recent events."Spokesman for Indian students Gautam Gupta said the service was a way to reject violence and racism.
"Despite recent mindless acts of violence we all also give thanks for Australia, for its opportunities, for its welcome to people from other countries and for its values of equality, friendship and celebration of difference," Gupta said. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday urged India to keep the "regrettable" violence in perspective, saying it was not isolated to Indian nationals and should be viewed in the context of "broader incidences of violence".
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