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Attacks against places of worship in Malaysia were carried out in January 2010 in response to ''Malaysia v. The Herald'', a controversial court decision holding government regulations prohibiting non-Muslim publications from using the word 'Allah' to be unconstitutional. The government and many religious leaders condemned the attacks and called for calm and unity among Malaysians. The police are conducting investigations into the attacks and several arrests and prosecutions have been made. ==Attacks== A total of 10 churches and few mosques have been attacked or vandalised since 31 December 2009 decision in Malaysia vs. The Herald. Only one church has been seriously damaged and no deaths or major injuries have been reported. Three churches in Kuala Lumpur were subject to an arson attack. One suffered considerable damage; witnesses saw two individuals throwing "something looking like a petrol bomb". As a result, the police stepped up security at all churches. On 8 January 2010, preparations for another attack were found at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Jalan Othman which is located about 1.5 km from the Assumption Church in Jalan Templer.〔http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/10/nation/5445109&sec=nation〕 In the early morning of Sunday, 10 January 2010, the All Saints' Church at Taiping and a Catholic Convent school were shocked with the discovery of Molotov cocktails near church grounds. Black paint was thrown at the Malacca Baptist Church in Durian Daun.〔http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/10/nation/20100110121327&sec=nation〕 Sunday worship at targeted churches went on smoothly just a few days after the attacks. The Metro Tabernacle Church, which was badly damaged in the attack on 8 January, held services at the Wisma MCA’s Dewan San Choon and churchgoers were said to be, "somber but joyful." Roughly 1,700 members of the Protestant church packed the hall for joint Mandarin and English services.〔("Smooth Sunday services at churches" ), ''The Star'', 11 January 2010, 〕 Apart from Christian churches, a Muslim surau in Klang, Selangor〔 and a Sikh gurdwara in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur〔 were also attacked on 10 January 2010 and 12 January 2010 respectively. In a later incident, a rum bottle was thrown into the compound of a mosque in Sarawak on 16 January 2010. While authorities have denied any links to these attacks with the spate of church attacks, Sikhs also use the term ''Allah'' to describe God in the Punjabi language and the Malaysian Gurdwaras Council unsuccessfully sought to be a party to the Malaysia v. The Herald.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 attacks against places of worship in Malaysia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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