TEHRAN(Basirat): A leading American civil rights group called on the Muslim community to donate blood on Sunday, following news of San Antonio’s mass shooting in which more than 26 victims were killed.
"During times of tragedy and heartache, all Texans must, and will work
together to help alleviate suffering and to offer material and spiritual
support for one another,” Sarwat Husain, the president of San Antonio
chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio),
said in a statement sent to AboutIslam.
"We pray for the loved ones of those killed in this senseless attack and for the speedy recovery of the wounded.”
At
least 26 people have been killed, including children, and 20 others
wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during Sunday
service.
The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in
Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County. The victims’ ages
ranged from five to 72.
The suspected gunman was later found dead in his vehicle some miles away.
After the shooting, US President called Texas church shooting a ‘mental health problem at the highest level.’
Last
month, a mass shooting spree from a 32nd-floor window of the Mandalay
Bay hotel, on the Las Vegas Strip, killed at least 59 people before the
gunman reportedly turned a weapon on himself.
The gunman,
identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, left no immediate hint of his motive
for the arsenal of high-powered weaponry he amassed, including 34 guns,
or the carnage he inflicted on a crowd of 22,000 attending an outdoor
country music festival.
Source:Abna24news