Man beaten to death for 'sacrilege' attempt at Sikh GoldenTemple in India
一名男子在印度的哈爾曼迪爾·薩希卜時因試圖「褻瀆」而被毆打致死
Police in the Indian cityof Amritsar say a man suspected of trying to commit a sacrilegious act atSikhism's holiest shrine has been beaten to death.
印度城市Amritsar的警方表示一名男子疑似想要做出褻瀆行為，因此在錫克教的最高聖殿被毆打致死。
The incident took placeduring a prayer service at the city's Golden Temple on Saturday, according tolocal media.
根據當地媒體，這個事件發生在星期六，該城市的金廟(哈爾曼迪爾·薩希卜的非正式稱呼)的祈禱儀式上。
The man allegedly bargedinto the inner sanctum, where Sikhism's holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, iskept.
該男子被指稱闖入內殿，那裡保管著錫克教的聖書GuruGranth Sahib。
He then tried to touch aceremonial sword placed next to the book, but was overpowered by guards andworshippers.
接著他試圖碰觸聖書旁的儀式劍，但被守衛與參拜者制服。
Sikhs regard the Guru GranthSahib as not just the holy scripture of their religion but also as the livingGuru, and believe it should be treated with respect as a human might be.
錫克教徒認為Guru Granth Sahib並不只是他們宗教的聖書，同時也是在世的古魯(根據維基百科，錫克人的傳統和哲學是由十位古魯創建的)，且認為應如同對待人類那樣尊重聖書。
The scuffle took place ataround 17:45 local time (11:45 GMT), and was captured on camera as eveningprayers were being broadcast on television.
這場混戰發生在約當地時間17:45(GMT 11:45)時，且因晚間祈禱有在電視上播放而被拍下。
It is unclear exactly what happened next. Police said the man was found deadonce officers arrived at the scene, and an investigation is under way.
目前仍不清楚究竟發生了什麼。警方表示這名男子在警員抵達時已經死亡，這件事正在被著手進行調查。
Ina tweet, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said he had orderedpolice to "zero in" on the "underlying motive and realconspirators behind this dastardly act".
旁遮普邦首席部長Charanjit SinghChanni在推特上發表推文，表示他已指示警方要「集中精力」在找出「這場卑鄙行動的潛在動機與幕後主使」(應該是這意思)。
The incident comes only daysafter another man was apprehended for allegedly throwing a small Sikh holybook, the Gutka Sahib, into a man-made pool surrounding the temple.
這場事件發生的幾天前，一名男子因涉嫌將一小本的錫克教聖書Gutka Sahib，丟進該聖殿周圍的人造水池。
The desecration of the GuruGranth Sahib is a highly emotive issue among the Sikh community.
對Guru Granth Sahib的褻瀆在錫克教徒們之間引起了相當大的情緒。
Several desecrations tookplace in 2014 and 2015, and it became a major political issue during Punjab'selections in 2017 and 2019.
2014到2015年之間發生了數起褻瀆事件，這成為了旁遮普2017到2019年間選舉的主要政治議題。
The ruling Congress partyhas been criticised by political opponents, and many Sikhs, for failing tobring justice to previous offenders of desecrations.
執政的政黨一直被政敵與許多錫克教徒批評，因為他們未能將先前的褻瀆者繩之以法。
Balwinder Bhunder, an MP foropposition party Akali Dal, condemned the latest incident on Saturday, tellinglocal outlet NDTV that it was a deliberate attempt "to weaken Punjab,which is the sword arm of India".
屬於敵對黨Akali Dal的國會議員Balwinder Bhunder，譴責這起發生於星期六的最新褻瀆事件，並告訴當地媒體NDTV這是企圖要「削弱印度之劍旁遮普」。
"Some people have madeit a political game over the last five years," he added.
他補充到「在過去五年裡，有人將這做為政治鬥爭的工具。」(應該是這意思)
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