A brawl involving cricket bats and small swords at a Sikh temple in New York City led to riot

Police say the defendants interrupted prayer services at the Baba Makhan Shah Lubana Sikh Center in Queens on Sunday. They were arraigned Monday.

Temple president Jamail Singh told the Daily News that the fight was instigated by a dissident group of followers who are opposed to opening up membership.

The alleged attackers — armed with at least one sword about 40 inches long, and another sword, according to a witness — were part of the old guard that had been recently voted out of power but refused to accept the decision, even going to court to challenge the election.

“We just went to pray,” said M.K. Singh, who received stitches and staples to close a head wound. “We walked inside, and they started attacking.

“They cut me. They tried to cut my arm off, but the sword got caught on [something]. I’m very lucky.”

New temple President Gurmej Singh said he and his supporters had come to pray despite knowing there could be trouble.

Police had been deployed outside the two-story center in case anything happened, but the violence broke out inside.

The attackers brought the long sword and at least one other blade, as well as a hammer, mallet and cricket bats to the temple at 101st Avenue and 114th Street at around 11 a.m., witnesses and police said.

Three people were reported injured, including a cop who tried to intervene, police said.

The attackers vowed to show up again next week.

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BEIJING, CHINA – China threatens military action for having songs downloaded illegally by “imperialist West.”  

Chinese President Hu Jintao took the floor of China’s Parliament yesterday to decry illegal music sharing.  “This is an outrage, and such illegality must be stopped at all costs!”  He continued that if Chinese property, intellectual or otherwise, continued to be stolen China would defend herself with military force if necessary.

While delivering this missive a junior representative from the Hunan province raised his hand to speak up.  “With all due respect Mr. President, but since when does the People’s Republic of China honor the bourgeoisie copyright laws of other countries?”  The collection of more seasoned statesmen sat stunned at the novice who did not know.

Hu has been in an outrage ever since a love song he wrote and performed for his wife was stolen by a Tibetan hacker and distributed across the net.  The MP3 has since been widely circulated on college campuses under the title “Worst. Song. Ever.”  Hu appears to have taken this personally.

The President ignored the young man and continued.  “Taking from the great Motherland will not be tolerated, in any capacity!  China will defend what is hers by whatever means is necessary!  We will purchase their record labels and sue them from within the system!  We will invade their shores with the world’s greatest army and take every college campus by force!  Our peace keepers will patrol their dorm rooms and monitor their computers to weed this indecency out!  They will not be able to take what is rightfully ours!  We will patrol the streets and anyone sharing music by playing it too loudly will be prosecuted and shipped into forced labor camps!”

Again the junior representative from Hunan province meekly raised his hand.  He asked “But sir, isn’t sharing of goods and intellectual property in keeping with Communist ideals?”  A fight immediately broke out on the floor of Parliament.

There is no word yet on when the Chinese government will meet again.  Several representatives are in the hospital with broken ribs and third degree paper cuts.  Hu Jintao is taking a brief sabbatical to calm down after killing three party members with his bare hands and beheading one with the use of a folding chair.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Lindsay Lohan needs counseling, not a restraining order.

After an eventful and dramatic evening at the Chateau Marmont on Friday, the Ronson family is placing a restraining order on Ms. Lohan.

Lohan, Samantha Ronsons ex-girlfriend, has gone insane! Samantha’s family held an intervention last week to express their deep concern while encouraging Sam to stay clear of the “drug-induced” Lohan.

Insiders from the Beverly Hills Police Department overheard Ronson’s mother and sister, designer Charlotte, talking to a clerk Monday afternoon about how to “send a message” to Lohan to inform her of the nasty news.
The BHPD clerk apparently told the duo that a restraining order would be the “best option.” If Lindsay “violates it, then she gets taken away.”

Charlotte had nothing but wonderful words to say about Lohan. “She does these things to get attention… She was trying to get into my party this weekend. We had had to tell security to keep her out. Then she booked a room at the Chateau Marmont. Her room was right below [us]… She also followed our brother Mark around.”
“Lindsay was doing drugs,” Ann continued. “She got up illegally to our room… She does these acts of public humiliation. It is all for attention,” Charlotte continued.

Is Lindsay really trying that hard to fit in with the Ronson family? We think Lohan needs to spend some quality time with PhD Ape. His insight and inspiration will surely straighten her up and get her back on the right track!
PhD Ape is the answer – NOT a fourth time at rehab.

http://perezhilton.com/2009-04-07-ronson-family-to-file-restraining-order-against-lohan