Slug: White House official Kurt Campbell ensured that the safety of Indian consulate members is taken very seriously.After the Indian consulate in San Francisco was set ablaze by Khalistan supporters on July 2, top White House official Kurt Campbell on Thursday called the incident deeply regrettable. He ensured that the US authorities are taking steps to ensure the safety and security of all Indian diplomats on American soil.“These are deeply regrettable events. We take very seriously the safety and security of diplomats that are living in the US. We have been in close contact with the Indian authorities and local law enforcement. We are trying to take necessary steps to ensure that Indian diplomatic community feels safe and secure here and will continue with their work,” Kurt Campbell, the US National Security Councils coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, said.#WATCH | Washington, DC | On Khalistani attack on Indian Consulate in San Francisco, Kurt Campbell – the US National Security Councils coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs says, These are deeply regrettable events. We take very seriously the safety and security of diplomats… pic.twitter.com/BLhJtkPvE1— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2023On July 2, a group of Khalistani radicals tried to set the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on fire. The fire was immediately controlled by the San Francisco Fire Department.Indian Consulate arson in San Francisco strongly condemned by USThe attack on the Indian Consulate was condemned by the US State Department, whose spokesperson Matthew Miller took to Twitter to post a message condemning the vandalism and attempted arson.The U.S. strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday. Vandalism or violence against diplomatic facilities or foreign diplomats in the U.S. is a criminal offense.— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) July 3, 2023Pro-Khalistani extremists have also targeted several high-profile Indian diplomats in San Francisco with threatening posters. The people who have been targeted using posters include the Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Dr TV Nagendra Prasad, Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco.Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Dr TV Nagendra Prasad, Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco, have been targeted in a poster purportedly circulated by Sikh extremists who have accused them of playing a role in the June killing of…— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2023
