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| Sikh shot - goober thought he was an Arab |
| 2001-09-17 |
In Mesa, Ariz., a gas-station owner, Balbir Singh Sodhi, was shot to death Saturday, apparently by a hothead who thought his victim was Muslim. (He was in fact a Sikh.) Shots were fired shortly after at two other locations, including an Arab-owned gas station. Rediff.com reports police have arrested 42-year-old Frank Roque, who reportedly shouted, "I stand for America," as he was arrested. Rediff also reports a Pakistani businessman, Waquar Hasan, was shot to death yesterday in Dallas, "the second South Asian to be killed in what appear to be hate crimes in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |